Does racism have a face in wildfire response?

A dozen First Nations leaders held a press conference to detail the lack of involvement of First Nations in managing the crisis, and they called out Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s communications as propaganda attempting to spin the wildfire response as entirely positive. Just who is running this disaster, anyhow?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is facing criticism over how his government is handling wildfires. CN Rail warned Namaygoosisagagun First Nation about the wildfire. The provincial government didn’t offer any useful details to the community and appeared to give completely mistaken information that risked their lives, writes Rose LeMay.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY ROSE LEMAY
July 27, 2026

OTTAWA—Does racism have a face in wildfire response?

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