Tim Houston, Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative premier, isn’t exactly the first name that comes to mind when you think of freedom-hating climate-driven radicals. But that’s the argument that’s being made in some quarters of Canadian society in response to his government's decision to ban people from the province’s tinder-dry forests in an effort to avoid sparking dangerous and deadly wildfires. “We are telling Nova Scotians to stay out of the woods,” he said.

The province-wide ban restricts the public from traveling into the forests or engaging in activities like hiking, camping, fishing, and the use of wood. “We’re taking the preventative measures now. We could take these steps while we’re fighting fires, while we’re dealing with disaster, or we could try and get in front of it,” he

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