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2024-02-26 23:39:47 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D375983B15813070F4456B864150BEB2706717CFBBF51855CAFD23ACD0B86613
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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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