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| Title: | Canada blazes spark misleading claims about financing of firefighting fleets |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.C2ZQ2WE |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | July 24, 2026 |
| Description: | Canada’s 2026 wildfire season already scorched an area the size of Belgium, and government critics online have blamed a supposed lack of water bombers, claiming money that could have bought new firefighting aircraft was instead spent as foreign aid for Ukraine. But experts told AFP the comments misconstrue Canada’s water-bomber deployment, which is mostly a provincial responsibility involving aircraft sharing between jurisdictions. |
