Canada is committed to doing more to prevent and control devastating wildfires , federal officials said Tuesday as the resulting smoke sparks formal complaints and calls for action from U.S. lawmakers.

But Corey Hogan, parliamentary secretary to the federal energy and natural resources minister, added the growing spread of blazes and smoke beyond Canada’s borders underscores the need for an international fight against climate change that scientists say is fueling more destructive wildfire seasons.

“There’s no people that want to do more about wildfires than Canadians,” Hogan told reporters in Calgary after announcing $45.7 million in funding for wildfire prevention and risk assessment research projects. “We’ve seen this in the smoke that clogs our cities, we’ve seen this in our communi

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