Burn permits no longer…

Burn permits no longer required for cultural fires, so long as 24-hr notice is given to the local FMHQs. That's great, but no mention of Indigenous fire stewardship or the inherent right of a FN to use fire is a bit of a non-starter if adjusting fire management policy - don't you think?

The boreal forest landscape requires more, low-severity fire to reduce the burden of fuels built up through historic (mis)management. Not less. The changes proposed reinforce the colonial, fire suppression focused, approach to forest fires rather than accepting that this system is inherently flawed and disjointed from the very landscape it is supposed to represent. Simply put, policy writers need to read more literature. I understand that public safety is a clear priority, but what about reconciliation with FNs or the ecological benefit of fire on the landscape? Consider more than one objective when developing policy.

Also - the phone number approach to providing details relating to fire indices is completely disconnected and disruptive to relationship building (these relationships are scarred to begin with).