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Canada's leaders have insisted that the country can both exploit its natural resources and lead the global fight against climate change. But the wildfires are putting a spotlight on its commitment to fighting climate change.
Canada is trying to lead the global fight against climate change and protect its status as the world's fourth-largest oil producer and fifth-largest gas producer, two things that are at odds amid intensifying wildfire seasons, environmental advocates say.
Thousands of wildfires in Canada have incinerated an area larger than Florida since May.
During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: retirement project, gift from from her husband, and somewhere to live by nature, as her family had done for generations.