Overview
- President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he has decided on a "punishment" for Canada over smoke from Canadian wildfires and that he will announce details soon.
- That pledge would add to tariffs the administration announced last month, a move the White House frames as holding Canada responsible for cross-border pollution.
- Canadian officials report hundreds of active fires, with authorities saying many blazes remain uncontrolled and continue to produce smoke that drifts into the United States.
- Smoke from those blazes has driven hazardous air-quality alerts across large parts of the U.S. and prompted federal and state public-health guidance to protect people with respiratory risks.
- The dispute has split opinion in Washington with some lawmakers blaming Canadian forest management while scientists and other officials point to climate-driven extreme fire weather even as U.S. and Canadian agencies continue operational firefighting cooperation.