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2024-02-22 05:58:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CC06521B9E60A0EDF73B7C94488AB5B4F02B03C37C425F4A9D14F1D2CA847AD9
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Despite the statements of fringe lunatic conspiracy theorists, no wildfires that threatened cities in Alberta in 2023 were arson. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-albertas-unprecedented-wildfire-season However, in Quebec of that year, one person (who believed the federal government was starting wildfires) was arrested for starting a wildfire: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/canada-wildfires-conspiracy-man-pleads-guilty-arson
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