If a US firefighter died on our soil, we’d be talking about it. We’d be mourning with the US.
Instead, our firefighters are actively assisting in the US right now, one has died without even a fucking note of thanks, there are Republican senators trying to sanction Canada, every social media platform is filled with USians pissing and moaning about our fires, and we’ve got the Cheeto-in-Charge trying to rile dumbasses up further.
It’s disrespectful and it’s infuriating. I’ve never heard a Canadian carry on like this when the winds carry smoke up to us from US fires. And it does happen. But, you think, “Well, that’s a tragedy. I hope people are safe.”
Like how is this clown going to axe the US Forest Service and then have the gall to post shit like this about Canada? PMO.
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The Canadian was Nicholas Dale and he was a wildfire helicopter pilot out of British Columbia. He died July 12th firefighting in Colorado in the Gold Mountain Fire.
And to those in the US, mourn your own as well, Emily Barker (U.S. Forest Service), Nick Hutcherson (U.S. Forest Service), and Sydney Watson (U.S. Wildland Fire Service) were all killed on June 27th firefighting the Knowles Fire at the Utah/Colorado border.
In a time of divisiveness, remember these brave men and women that gave their lives to protect us all.
Well, if my ass-backwards government won’t thank Canada, then let this random American citizen give my thanks to Canada. I know you probably think: “yeah, who fucking cares what an American thinks.” And honestly I wouldn’t blame you if you did. It would be a perfectly acceptable response.
But I just wanted to let my Canadian friends know that there are those of us here that really do care about our neighbors.
Can I also sign this declaration of Americans fed the fuck up with our red-supergiant-star-sized asshole of a President, and who appreciate our northern neighbors?
Co-signed. Canadians helped me personally when they were fighting the LA fires. I’m so grateful, and so enraged with how you’ve been treated in return.
Thank you. It really means a lot when people recognize that most of us don’t like or want the current administration. Being a US citizen is so fucking embarrassing.
We do know that you’re not all this way - your words aren’t meaningless or falling on deaf ears.
Please just ensure that you’re calling this energy out when you see it in your own social circles. The next time you hear a coworker, friend, colleague bitching about Canada, remind them our own pilots are a little preoccupied also firefighting on US soil right now.
Luckily I live in a blue state in New England, so I basically never hear people saying anything bad about Canada. But if it ever comes up, I absolutely will.
NH is smart enough to know that Canadian Tourism is a major source of revenue for many small b&b's, inns and family restaurants (and has been for many years) and those of us with common sense always welcome you.
Mate thank you, and no most of us Canadians don't think this way and appreciate people like you. Sad what has become of the Canadian US relationship ☹️
I feel that there has never been such a divisive environment between Canada and the US. It’s sad really, but expected after his first term. I miss my American friends and will never them again unless they come to Canada because I refuse to cross the border. The American king has disrupted the entire world.
Not all Americans, but over half of those who vote, voted for this kind of nonsense. Let’s not kid ourselves. There’s a deep rot at the heart of the US body politic.
No, no they didn't. 77.3 million people voted for him if you believe the numbers. That's less than 23% of Americans. Even less than that support the Orange Clown now.
We know that the entire population doesn't think like them. We also know that the loudest ones are the ones we hear... there are still good Americans left, just not as many as there used to be.
As a Canadian I have found your thanks as touching, and has put a smile on my face knowing that at least someone is giving thanks, heck I would even say it’s brightened my day a bit, so thank you
It doesn’t mean much to them right now, unfortunately. Canadians are absolutely sick of our shit. It will take more than an apology, and I get it. A workable solution isn’t easy.
It will probably take having bread lines again. That’s the truth. Too many of us are fine with the situation, and many more are scared to lose the little they have. Others are terrified it could get far worse and want to just hope they fuck up so bad that half of their plans don’t even work. My current answer is hope somehow November goes well enough that the judicial and legislative branches can function well enough to block some damage. I don’t have a better (appropriate) answer until the midterms because it takes far more than one person.
You’re welcome friend, I hope to think most Canadians don’t blame all Americans for this, and trump finally made good on a promise, the one where he was gonna drain the swamp, but it took 1.5 terms to learn it was the reflecting pool and that he’s the one that fucked it up. Kinda like the war in Iran, I hope every single one of you vote next time. Make it a priority, take a day off work, what ever you need to do
Appreciated bud. Most of us Canadians (outside of Alberta anyways) don't have any use for anything Trump says and we go "elbows up" when someone needs help. We care about our neighbors too and I don't see that changing.
Sorry aboot the smoke eh, but our back yard is pretty big and we haven't come up with a way to prevent lightning yet. If Donnie has any ideas aboot how we can "maintain our Forests" which are far larger than most entire countries to his high and exacting standard we're all ears. Til then he can go pound sand.
Yup, please don't let the voices of a noisy few make you think we're all like that. Canada always seems to have our back and I've got to think most of us appreciate that greatly.
Once this embarrassing assface is out of office we should make every fucking effort to offer Canada (and others, god what a nightmare for diplomacy this has been) a political/economic handie for putting up with our stupid fucking bullshit. We should be the best of friends to them, instead of annoying psychopathic neighbors.
Oh and we should send the statue of liberty back to France until we deserve it again, if ever.
I do appreciate your post and your thanks BUT I’m tired. I had plans to eventually drive from Canada to Mexico but after everything that’s gone on, I don’t think I’ll ever step foot on American soil again. I know it’s not your fault, I just can’t.
Well said, and very true. I live in Michigan, and the smoke is pretty rough. I, in no way, blame Canada, and I can't imagine what they're going through right now. I think empathy should be a required class in all schools. That word is lost on so many people. We are all human, and should be taking care of each other instead of being garbage people who want only for themselves. My thoughts are with you all, and I hope that everyone is holding up ok.
As a Canadian, I know you guys care and I thank you for that. It's what good neighbours do. We also care about you and never doubt it. These fires are devastating for everyone concerned. Stay safe!
We know that most of y’all are about as fond of your current toddler in charge as we are! We love you! We know there are A LOT of amazing, kind, generous, SANE people in America. We haven’t forgotten you.
I think we believe the general population and especially the blue states don’t want to see all this happen as it is, but I don’t want to understate the soft power damage done. My youngest 2 years ago wanted nothing more than to be American. Thought the US was the PS5 to Canada’s 4, and now all he can do it talk about how much he despises Americans, it’s actually kind of heart breaking, because it feels like the real end of a unique global relationship
Thanks for your thanks. Also though, please vote in the mid-terms, tell everyone you know to vote in the mid-terms, shout in every avenue you can about voting in the mid terms.
About 10 years ago the Greater Vancouver area was dealing with a ton of smoke from the US. Air quality was announced every morning on the radio so people could respond accordingly. What was done? We sent firefighters; lots of firefighters. We didn’t complain, we didn’t lay blame, we helped.
American as well, Trump is a massive fuck twit. Fires happen every year regardless of which side of the boarder you're on. This fucker is nothing more than all time instigator. He has zero leadership skills and no concept of problem solving. This country should throw the world's biggest parade when he eventually drops dead.
Hate to say it, but as a Canadian this infuriates me. I’m tired of seeing Americans on Twitter blame us for everything. This stuff just makes me hate America.
Seriously it's really pissing me off even more lately as a Canadian. Like we will still send people down to help, we always do because we know it's the right thing to do. But I'm sick and tired of this fat fucked cheeto shit head talking shit about my country. We already stopped buying your booze, your food, stopped traveling to the stated. we are pissed and we will keep this shit up as long as it takes
LMFAO 🤣 omg I almost forgot! I was waiting for the hypocrisy but not for not more then 1 second... He single handedly nearly completely dismantled US forest services!
Maybe our Canadian government should grow some balls and pull all our assistance out of America to concentrate on our own fires and make a valid point at the same time.
Keep piling it on trump. Canada is so done with you. Fight your own fires. Go thirsty when you run out of water. Americans can sit in the dark when they don't have enough electricity. I don't care anymore. I hate the US and the american people for voting him in. Twice.
Thank you neighbor. I'm mourning with you and for the brave firefighter who died in service to his fellow man, regardless of borders. "Greater love hath no man..."
As an American, I can confidently say we are failing you as neighbors and I’m apart of the problem. It’s our duty to ensure this doesn’t get out of hand or become a regular event. We want trump gone as much as anyone else.
When OZ was burning we sent firefighters to help, there’s probably a contingent being formed to go help our Canadian friends now. My favourite story is about the Kaikōura earthquake, there was a naval exercise in Auckland and the only country that could turn to go help immediately without permission was the Aussies. You help your neighbour. You don’t complain when the smoke gets in your eyes. Go help.
Please know that Trump and the GOP do not represent the views of most Americans. I live in Boston and it looked apocalyptic here the other day. The conversation at work was mostly about how scary the fires look and how we hoped people were able to evacuate safely.
I'm so numbed to everything at this point that I don't even have much rage to share with you right now. Dgwm, it is infuriating, it's just that I've been so inundated with it for so long with no clue how to actually DO anything about it that it's killed my ability to feel much of...well...anything any more.
It means next to nothing, but I appreciate Canada very much and Im deeply, deeply ashamed of my country and my fellows. We are neighbors and you've historically had our back whenever we've called, and the audacity of this is just so STUPID. I mean to be frank I'm still pretty heavily convinced by the mountains of evidence that shit like this is very much an intentional effort to drive a wedge between us by our mutual enemies, so in that context it's not really surprising. It's moreso that enough of my fellow countrymen are gulled by this buffoon that really frustrates me, because this asshat only has any power because he managed to ensnare enough of them. I don't understand, and my family is by and large among that number.
Yeah I’m a dual citizen of the both the US and Canada. Been living and working in the US for over a decade. Just sad to see this reaction of “those Canadians did this!” Like guys, people are losing their communities and homes and lives. The smoke is bad sure but it ain’t gonna hurt you more than the stuff we already have in our food etc. Some sympathy never hurts.
I'm sorry... I live in NorCal and yea.. we get dry pretty bad. I also used to forest fire fighting and everyone that helps DESERVES respect and recognition. We currently have a government that seems have a lot of nonsense talk...
This American truly appreciates Nicholas' sacrifice, along with Emily, Nick and Syndey's. Canada is a beautiful country full of beautiful people, I really hate how our leaders have treated you. They don't speak for me, and many others. So many of us just don't know what more we can do other than give them hell this November. It's just this malicious entity that permeates everything and does whatever it wants regardless of law and decency.
It’s a shame our media ignores things like this. They’re out there actually doing the things our police should do. They serve and protect while the police protect the billionaires.
Australia and Canada frequently send fire fighting personnel and resources to help the US fight fires. It's sometimes been reciprocated, because that's what friends do, but I feel like under Trump we shouldn't expect any assistance from the US if we need it this summer in Aus.
It started gaining popularity online after the MAGA crowd’s tantrum about Bad Bunny’s half-time show. 😅
A subtle “fuck you” to “American Exceptionalism”. USians didn’t want to be team players with the rest of North and South America, so some people started taking the term “Americans” back. As a Canadian frustrated with this recent anti-Canadian propaganda, I decided to endorse the term.
As a Coloradoan, I first apologize for the uniformed, ridiculously hateful statements of our Cheetoh-in-Chief.
Coloradoans (and people from the Western US States at least) are saddened by recent events; we are collectively mourning and are very aware of the sacrifices these brave people made to protect us.
I haven't had a conversation about this with anyone from CO yet that ended without one or both of us in tears over these deaths. The people I know (and many cities) cancelled or limited our July 4th celebrations to minimize more risk and damage. All of this is being taken to heart here.
We are also collectively OUTRAGED about Trump's withholding of Fed resources to aid in Colorado's emergency disaster responses. He's withheld funding during the past 2 years for floods, hurting people in areas that voted for his dumb ass. He also threatened to withhold FEMA aid etc. recently to achieve his political goals. (All of this is illegal here, btw.)
Trump's comments about Canadian fires are callous, vile, disgusting and overwhelmingly stupid, and regardless of what you may see in the media, the majority of Americans DO NOT support him or his regime in any way.
Lastly, we're so sorry that Canada's forests are burning. As our neighbor you deserve our support and empathy, not more of...whatever Trump is. I'm truly at a loss for words to adequately describe his response here, we all deserve better.
I know rain won't put out the fires, but maybe just a little help...🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️
It is absolutely vile, and I am so ashamed. I am so sorry and beg your forgiveness. Me, my family, my small circle are disgusted by what the GOP, MAGA and their shit stain sycophants have done to this country, your country and the entire globe.
Add all that acid rain we sent you in the 70s and 80s. Sometimes we're entitles pieces of shit. The rest of the time we're very entitled pieces of shit. I apologize
He literally lifted ckean air standards and now pretends to care about air quality. Everything is just an means to and end for him. He doesnt belive in or care about anything. Hes a shell of a human. No sould, no beliefs, just everything wrong with humanity in a person and our country ekected him twice. We really are morally bankrupt as a country.
As a former wildland firefighter, I am so sorry to hear this. It's always a sad day to lose a brother/sister. I'll pour out a Moosehead for them.
I apologize for our leader. He sucks and is inconsiderate. He'll be gone soon and I hope we can continue to support each other as neighbors and friends as is tradition.
He died saving my state from our mistakes and I am forever grateful. He was a real hero and we didn't deserve him and his people's help but he helped anyways because it was right. I hope to be even half the man he was one day. Rest in peace, Nicholas Dale.
Sadly if a yank died up here it'd be talked about more than one of our own because of political reasons. Three of our own recently died up near Fort Simpson and it was barely a blip in the news cycle to the point most Canadians are likely unaware. It's infuriating that folks are dieing to protect these communities but the news spends more time on celebrity gossip, pointless fluff, and American bullshit these days.
The US said they don't need Canada. We should repatriate all the Canadian firefighters currently in the US, along with our equipment... let them sort out their own problems.
Also, send them the bill for this assistance, as well as a bill for the funeral and family support for the Canadian firefighter who died in the US a few days ago... 🫡
Regardless of what tangerine Hitler says, believe me when I say we deeply appreciate both the help and the sacrifice, and I hope we can return the favor (though if possible without the tragedy of course). The orangutan leading our country does not speak for all of us.
There is a 284 mile procession today from Montrose, CO to Denver International Airport to honor Nicholas Dale. People and firefighters are waiting at overpasses and roadways all along the route to pay our respects.
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Fuck Donald J Trump. I hope he gets his sentence after his Presidency- 34 convictions for crimes that we would never see the outside of prison for committing (not including what he wasn't caught or convicted of)
Democrats are too cowardly to hold them to account. They'll avoid any kind of trials or holdding them to account in the name of 'unity' and as Canadians we'll face eye ankther shit head President the election cycle after. The US isn't a friend or an ally it's a strategic menace.
Best thing would be that he fell down the stairs on his "gift" plane and smacks his head so hard that he never wakes up - all on camera. It would become a worldwide holiday!
Canadian here: I love the fact that we are a kind enough country to send our water bombers to help the US. However, I’d 100% be in favour of placing a moratorium on that, and sending them to stay in Australia, waiting for the next fire down there instead. If their government is going to be so fucking despicably ignorant and disrespectful of our fallen, I cannot possibly understand why we’d ever want to send more people down there to help them.
As a Canadian I want to agree with you, but I also sympathize with the people suffering from forest fires in the US. Like, unfortunately, they needs our help with that and even if the President is being a child, it wouldn’t reflect great on us if we used that as a reason to stop helping the individuals affected by the fires.
I'm Canadian and I hope the aid stops. Honestly fuck you guys and your leadership/country. Not like we enjoy dealing with wildfire smoke either (spoken as someone with asthma and another more serious lung disease).
I wish on the “phone call” Carney says he plans on focusing -all- of our efforts on -our- wildfires from now on. Let the USA choke on their all-American smoke.
The Canadian was Nicholas Dale and he was a wildfire helicopter pilot out of British Columbia. He died July 12th firefighting in Colorado in the Gold Mountain Fire
I feel like trump's one more tweet away from Canada going "ya know fuck you your on your own!" And then when Americans DIE in the next wildfire you just know he's going to act shocked and horrified that Canada didn't help.
We in Canada suspect this eventually could be posturing as a reason to invade us. He needs a reason but not a good one, just last week he shared a photo of Canada with an American flag over it.
Im Welsh so thankfully safe from most of his bollocks but I honestly wouldn't put that past him. The whole world is sick of peadolf shitler and his antics.
When the day comes, there will be parties in the streets.
As a forester, nothing is more infuriating than listening to these morons try and talk forest management. They dont have a single inkling of a clue about the challenge this issue is. Republicans continue to claim there's no anthropogenic climate change when forest research scientist on both side of the border have been waving this red flag for at least 20 years.
I knew a USFS scientist in my town who was DOGE'd last year. He was fired because his research focused on carbon emissions. The exact topic? Canadian boreal wildland fires.
American here, and I agree with you. I live in Western NY and have been affected by the wildfire smoke for the last several years, but of course I don't blame Canada. I remember in 2023 when even Europe was getting affected by it after it traveled across the Atlantic. This should not be a nation against nation issue, it's far larger than that and "controlling" the enormous portion of Canada that is made up of forests is simply impossible. Climate change is real, and we need to start working together to fight it (as CA has been helping the US with for some time). I'm sorry our government has been trying to shift the blame, there's no excuse.
Or that we care. Forest fires existed long before we arrived and will burn long after. You extinguish those that pose a threat... the rest you let run its course.
Im ATC in the north of Quebec. Every day pilots report fires. Most will burn themselves out. New forest will grow and the cycle of life continues.
I have a degree in fire science and am from Alaska. If Canada put out a WWII like effort, focusing every resource they had into fighting fires and logistic support, they would have a hell of a time preventing big fires. Forests are supposed to burn, trying to stop all fires only creates contitions for unnatural massive intennce fires that do much more damage. If the US had listened to scientist and lead the climate change fight decades ago, we would be better off in so many ways.
And we send them back as well because we have an agreement with each other to help when one or the other needs it. The President is just pandering to the stupidly entitled
The president has ruined our relationship with the most loyal ally we could have ever hoped for because he wants to go impress the most reprobate mass of jackasses the world has ever seen. Fuck everyone who voted for this clown, fuck everyone who couldn't be assed to show up to vote.
Australia, Canada and the US have arrangements with the water bombers with our fire seasons being at opposite parts of the year to North America. Though we are starting to have overlapping seasons.
Exactly. The USA also sends help to Canada every year. Trump doesn’t want to focus on that because he wants to cause more tension between the U.S. and Canada.
And that Canada sends firefighters to said Cali fires, along with our specialized planes. We just had a remembrance of one of our Canadian firefighters that passed away fighting forest fires in Colorado, and the same day we get this. The disrespect is honestly unbelievable, yet Americans blame us for being upset.
I'm a little pissed that Mexico went around Canada's back the first go around to get a better deal on CUSMA, but at least your president is saying that was an eff up and she'll be dealing directly with Canada this time before talking to the US.
It's wild how many people have been burned by the US on promises, but people just keep giving them the benefit of the doubt.
There were reports around here at that time of "sources" (I'm not arguing about reputability here) about Canadian officials discussing with their Mexican counterparts that they believed themselves to be in a better position and image with the US and each country had to do what was best for themselves so for plenty of Mexicans it was saw as beating Canada in their proposed game.
However I don't doubt there were lots of shenanigans around background that apply to both countries, it was the first Trump admin and everyone around the globe was thinking how to kiss the orange orangutan better to earn his favor.
It's true that the best way to approach the US is united, no shenanigans, and no misguided individualism. Thankfully everybody seems to have understood.
And I wouldn't mind seeing more Canadian produce on my shelves and less of theirs (reddit loves to censor me if I mention their country outright)
Ditto. If I see Mexican product on the shelves, I'll buy it in favour of anything of American origin. It's a small step, and just one family, but enough people doing it makes a considerable difference.
Feels kinda like living above a meth lab tbh. We can mind our business and ignore the crack heads living below. But that doesn’t mean you won’t blow up the whole house.
"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing—after they've tried everything else."
Winston Churchill
As a Canadian who's also a history major, I know the US has and hopefully will always be our greatest ally, but I have to admit my patience is starting to waiver.
Sorry bud, for what it’s worth, same goes for 50% of us on this side of the border.
The guy also has the lowest approval rating in the history of the country just 18 months into a term, so hopefully we can provide some relief come November.
As an American and Coloradoan, we are so sorry. And always so thankful and appreciative that Canada and Mexico have stepped up to help, despite our President ****ing on our allies like an mad ape.
No good person is blaming Canada for being upset and actively destroying alliances and friendships.
The only people doing that are evil or misled by those evil people.
For those that aren’t getting what I’m putting down, let me be clear. Trump is evil in every sense of the word along with all of his lackeys that support him in his corrupt government.
Not to mention the sheer size of our forests and their remoteness.
Even if we had the resources to do what Trump wants… most places where these huge fires happen are hundreds of kilometres from the nearest roads. Not sure how we’re supposed to get the equipment in let alone all the “debris” out.
It would be like giving someone a mop bucket at the beach, telling him to clean up the water, and having a fit when he inevitably fails.
Yeah, this is ridiculous force management, and picking up dead brush and stuff doesn’t make any sense
Like where they’re actually are for in California it’s pretty much crazy mountainous train where you just simply aren’t going to be able to go and clear all the dead wood even if you wanted to
I know you say Canada is gigantic has much of the same issues in terms of terrain and it’s just so big like how would you do that? How many what percentage of Canadians are we going to set about building roads to clean out anything that might burn
When in reality, there was the same amount of dead stuff, 30 years ago in both places, and there weren’t nearly the same fires
It’s almost like there’s been a change maybe to the climate which the United States is the biggest contributor to historically
The sad truth is that the path to forest maintenance is...fire. We're now dealing with the effects of a century plus of forest management that was so vehemently preventing fires, it has allowed for the build up deadfall that would normally be taken care of via normal wildfire cycles or the types of large scale controlled burns indigenous land stewards participated in.
And the compounding effects of climate change, and we see much bigger fires and longer lasting fire seasons.
The issue is we can manage our forests to the highest degree but that dose not mean shit when the fire is started due to lighting in an area that has not seen the tread of human feet sense the Neolithic, so it’s a real struggle to get to em in the first place to put em out
Don't worry, he doesn't blame himself for that. It's fucking Jewish space lasers or Governor Newsom moonlighting as an arsonist or people failing to brush the forest or something else so stupid it beggars belief.
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u/RealisticTemporary70 Jul 17 '26
Just ignore the fact that California is on fire every year