A Canadian Wildfire Protection Guarantee

Canadians deserve clean air, healthy forests and honest, transparent government. We should not have to endure another summer of toxic smoke, widespread evacuations and recurring wildfire emergencies without a clear national plan.

Our Immediate Demands

1. End government-authorized atmospheric intervention and geoengineering programs.

We call for an end to government-authorized atmospheric intervention, weather modification and geoengineering activities affecting Canadian skies.

Canadians deserve clean air, informed consent and complete transparency regarding any atmospheric intervention programs.

Governments must publicly disclose:

all atmospheric intervention programs currently authorized or funded;
the agencies, contractors and organizations involved;
the legal authority under which they operate;
all environmental and health assessments;
all monitoring data and scientific findings; and
any agreements with international organizations or foreign governments related to these activities.

Canadians have the right to full transparency and public debate regarding any deliberate modification of the atmosphere or weather.

2. Suspend aerial glyphosate spraying on Crown forests.

Pause aerial glyphosate spraying on public forests while an independent review evaluates its effects on forest resilience, biodiversity, water quality and long-term ecosystem health.

3. Publish Canada’s complete wildfire readiness within 30 days.

Release the current number of:

wildfire firefighters;
aircraft;
helicopters;
water bombers;
pilots;
mechanics;
regional response bases;
equipment shortages; and
staffing vacancies.

4. Establish a Minimum Canadian Fleet of 96 Water Bombers

Canada must maintain a minimum operational fleet of approximately 96 amphibious water bombers:

84 aircraft assigned across the provinces and territories according to wildfire exposure, geography, remoteness and community risk; and
12 federally controlled surge aircraft positioned strategically across the country.

This fleet must be additional to birddog aircraft, helicopters, land-based air tankers, transport aircraft and evacuation aircraft.

The minimum provincial allocations should begin with:

British Columbia: 12
Alberta: 10
Saskatchewan: 7
Manitoba: 7
Ontario: 16
Quebec: 14
New Brunswick: 2
Nova Scotia: 2
Prince Edward Island: 1 shared or guaranteed Atlantic asset
Newfoundland and Labrador: 4
Yukon: 3
Northwest Territories: 5
Nunavut: 1 shared or guaranteed northern asset
Federal surge reserve: 12

These aircraft must be fully operational, properly maintained and supported by enough pilots, mechanics, birddog crews and regional bases to deploy them immediately.

Aircraft that are grounded, awaiting parts, lacking trained crews or unavailable under temporary contracts must not be counted as operational capacity.

The allocation must be reviewed annually and increased whenever wildfire frequency, simultaneous-fire demand, response distances or community risk demonstrates that additional capacity is required.

Canada cannot protect one of the world’s largest forested countries with a system built around shortages, temporary leases and the hope that another jurisdiction will have spare aircraft.

5. Begin expanding wildfire capacity immediately.

Do not wait another fire season.

Immediately begin:

hiring and training additional firefighters;
procuring additional aircraft where shortages are identified;
expanding prevention work around communities;
increasing FireSmart and fuel-reduction programs; and
strengthening mutual-aid capacity across provinces and territories.

6. Protect Canadians from wildfire smoke.

Establish clean-air centres, improve smoke forecasting, support air filtration in schools and public buildings, and provide clear public-health guidance during smoke events.

7. Annual independent oversight.

Require an independent annual audit of Canada’s wildfire preparedness, prevention work, staffing, aircraft readiness and spending, with results released publicly before each wildfire season.

Our Message

Canadians are not asking for platitudes and lies.

We demand transparency.

We demand preparedness.

We demand prevention.

We demand accountability.

Show us the plan.

Show us the resources.

Show us the results.