Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-02 21:20:07 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0150F458563443B43F2433BADA7FFBDE76AB168F92B51D47EEF2637B04224B67
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Under former premier Rachel Notley, the provincial government cut $15 million from the wildfire budget in 2016. The move faced criticism at the time. Those two years combined saw more than a million hectares burn in Alberta. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/a-history-of-cuts-to-alberta-s-firefighting-budget-explained-1.6838994#:~:text=Yes.,even%20worse%20season%20was%20beginning.
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