A few weeks ago the head of Canada's largest lumber company West Fraser stated that the fires were not burning much merchantable timber. The fires are primarily burning trees that were killed years ago by the pine beetle. All it took was a hot dry season to torch these very dry dead trees.

The pine beetle infestation was caused years ago by a failed forest management practice in a large provincial park-South Tweedsmuir. A previous NDP government tried to defy Mother Nature. A mature pine forest burns and regenerates as part of the natural cycle. Extinguishing all fires and using no alternatives such as controlled burns led to the pine beetle problem. Unfortunately the beetles didn't stay on the park.

The NDP is currently concerned about tanker accidents & the release of carbon. Their past errors have resulted in a carbon release worse than any tanker spill could ever be. 

The media's response so far has been to blame it all on climate change.