How much money does Ontario spend to combat wildfires?
Stiles says the provincial government has long failed to spend enough. Liberal MPP Adil Shamji, in an open letter this week to Mr. They point to the actual amount spent fighting the province’s forest fires in 2025-26, which was much higher at $271-million.But this practice of starting with a base budget and allocating more money ad hoc, depending on the severity of fire seasons, is not new, or unique to Ontario.
- ▪Stiles says the provincial government has long failed to spend enough.
- ▪Liberal MPP Adil Shamji, in an open letter this week to Mr.
- ▪They point to the actual amount spent fighting the province’s forest fires in 2025-26, which was much higher at $271-million.But this practice of starting with a base budget and allocating more money ad hoc, depending on the severity of fir
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Open this photo in gallery:Wildfire damage is visible from the air in Collins First Nation, a small, remote Ojibwa community located in northwestern Ontario, on Wednesday.Chris Young/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe rampaging wildfires in Northern Ontario that forced several First Nations communities to flee and blanketed the province and beyond in ominous orange smoke have reignited debate on whether the province is doing enough to address the threat.First Nations chiefs and Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles have called for a public inquiry into Ontario’s wildfire response, once the smoke clears. (The Ontario government counters that it does an internal review every year.) Ms.
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