CTV News reports that more than 950 ‘wildfires are scorching Canada from coast to coast, the national wildland fire summary says. In the province of Ontario, nearly 200 ‘wildfires are blazing across the province, already scorching more land than all of last year’s fires.’ He stated that with ‘wildfires getting worse and worse, year after year, why is our government not stepping up to the plate? Global heatingThe Canadian Climate Institute makes the link between more severe wildfires and the onset of global heating very clear. On 17 July, The Grist reported that thirteen Indigenous communities across Canada face evacuation orders, with the worst impacts being experienced in Ontario.