The $25,000 fine for violating Nova Scotia woods ban ‘not high enough,’ says Grit MP Fancy-Landry: ‘people really need to wake the hell up’

As fires burn out of control in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Liberal MP Jessica Fancy-Landry says bans on entering forests is not about politics or control, but about safety.
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are banning residents from entering forests in response to wildfires, sparking backlash and potential legal challenges from some civil liberties groups.

Nova Scotia's and New Brunswick’s moves to ban residents from entering the provinces’ forests is sparking backlash from civil liberties groups, but locals say the move is a necessary precaution as wildfires burn out of control in tinder-dry conditions.

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