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A Federal Petition to the House of Commons

SEND PETE PACKING

I just seen a posting on Facebook that there was going to be in increase in the child benefit tax going in today.Thats all good and everything. We dont rely on the money in our household but it does help out especially around the holidays. And I know there are people out there that do need the money and an increase would help them out alot. Anyway, I decided to check my banking and see what the deposit was. I have 3 children and the increase was $0.10. Lol really. I hope its income based and others that need the money more to help make ends meet get a little bit more than that. I would almost rather they took my share and added it to a pot to help someone else. Anyway. Just a little rant.

Sources

Suppression Costs: ~$1B+ average annually, up to $1.4B+ in bad seasons — Natural Resources Canada reports and studies (e.g., Hope et al., 2016, and recent government summaries).

Prevention Spending: ~$100-300M nationally (fragmented; BC ~$40-60M as a major example) — Provincial wildfire service reports and budget documents.

Area Burned: 17M+ ha in bad years (e.g., 2023) — Canadian National Fire Database (CNFDB) and Natural Resources Canada.

Toronto Scale: City of Toronto ~630 km² (~63,000 ha); 17M ha ≈ 27x — Basic area conversion.

Health Costs from Smoke: ~$19B/year — Canadian Climate Institute and economist Dave Sawyer analyses.

Insurance Increases: Hundreds to $1,000+ extra/year in high-risk areas, up to 98% in some BC zones — Insurance Bureau of Canada, Global News, and provincial reports.

Fires Declining but Area Rising: Canadian National Fire Database trends.

Fuel Buildup from Suppression: Standard fire ecology consensus (Canadian Forest Service, US Forest Service reviews).

Quotes: Mark Carney public statements; Pierre Poilievre X post on Jasper/active management.

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