Ontario officials say the wildfire season and response is trending in the right direction, but the province is not yet in the clear. “While we are seeing fewer fire starts, our work does not end here,” Mike Harris, minister of natural resources, said in an update Tuesday. In terms of hectares burned, this is Ontario’s worst wildfire season on record, data shows, with more than 700,000 hectares scorched. Now First Nations across Ontario have called for a public inquiry into Ontario’s wildfire response. The calls have been backed by the Fire Chiefs of Ontario and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union.