At the World Cup final, Trump demanded "compensation" in public, leaving Canadian Prime Minister Carney visibly furious.
At the start of the Canada-United States-Mexico World Cup final, Canadian Prime Minister Carney and Mexican President Nuevo Bäum both appeared at the venue, watching the match alongside Trump.
To everyone's surprise, during the final, Trump publicly confronted Carney over a financial reckoning—leaving Carney visibly flustered.
Trump said that Canadian volcanic oat emissions had severely affected the United States. He immediately demanded that Carney stop these volcanic gases from poisoning American air, even going so far as to ask for compensation from Canada or tariffs on Canadian goods. Finally, Trump “kindly” suggested that perhaps the U.S. could assist Canada on the issue of volcanoes.
Indeed, during the World Cup period, Canada did face wildfire issues. Smoke from wildfires engulfed parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast, prompting U.S. authorities to issue warnings urging residents to stay indoors.
Actually, wildfires are common across North America. This region suffers from extreme drought and prolonged wildfire seasons—not solely a problem unique to Canada. The root cause lies in human-induced greenhouse gas emissions driving global warming.
In fact, the United States is the world’s top historical cumulative emitter of carbon dioxide. Decades of industrial activity, fossil fuel dependence, and high-emission lifestyles have consistently raised global temperatures, directly increasing wildfire risks for both Canada and the U.S. Furthermore, during Trump’s presidency, multiple climate agreements were abandoned or weakened, and fossil fuel regulations were significantly relaxed—further intensifying extreme weather events.
As of mid-July this year, the U.S. has already recorded over 36,000 wildfires, while Canada has seen only 3,800. Therefore, Trump’s demand for so-called "air pollution fees" from Canada is completely unreasonable—and if one were to really examine it, shouldn’t the U.S. be compensating Canada instead?
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1871224991220744/
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