A new air quality report reveals that Canada had the highest levels of air pollution in North America in 2023, with wildfires being a major contributing factor. The report criticizes the Trudeau government's response to the disaster, suggesting that it worsened the situation. The wildfires in 2023 significantly impacted air quality in both Canada and the United States due to the spread of haze and pollution across borders. Alberta experienced a drastic increase in PM2.5 levels during May 2023 compared to the previous year, resulting in several cities in the province being among the most polluted in Canada.
A new air quality report found that Canada had the most polluted air of any North American country in 2023, as critics say the Trudeau government's scattered response to the disaster likely made matters worse. '2023 marks the first time in our report’s history that Canada had such high levels of PM2.5 ,' Natasha Ganes, Public Relations Manager for IQAir North America, told Fox News Digital.
'Wildfires in the summer of 2023 devastated air quality throughout not only Canada, but also the United States as well due to transboundary haze and air pollution that drifted across borders.' 'During May of 2023, PM2.5 levels in Alberta surged almost ninefold compared to the same period in 2022,' Ganes added. 'In fact, most of the 10 most polluted cities in Canada in 2023 were in Alberta due to those fire
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