I think they should drop the fine and just apply the jail time for this guy. Fine means eff all to someone with money, or someone with nothing to their name. Time in the clink is more effective.

The guy is a canadian combat veteran who did nothing wrong other than civil disobediance. He called ahead, told the forest guys what he planned to do. Met them at their office and walked in the woods for a few minutes. Even joked with them when they did their job.

Wait so if I call ahead and say I'm breaking the law its then okay?? Nothing wrong other than civil disobedience........, trump would have sent in the National Guard by now in that case.

For those that have not seen a large forest fire, imagine (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) on earth, making its own weather patterns and bent on destroying everything it touches. The entire area is a tender box, not enough moisture to keep the fires down on the forest floor. When you see a 20 foot pine tree go up like a roman candle, then start jumping tree top to tree top, your okay with telling people to stay out of the woods.

I love it when people reveal who they are by radicalizing a point. Lol

another bad year for forest fires,dry conditions, thunder/lightning ,heat not good you can not have enough precautions and ya you will have fires just dont need man mistakes starting more fires. hope everyone is safe. take care

billy.

Was it okay for Canada to take in the draft-dodgers from the USA?

It’s a lot better around here now. Finally getting some rain. Go out at night and you get soaked with dew. Out east is not looking good.

I guess if they called ahead, using this argument.

What do you think the reaction would be if this happened in the US? I have family fighting fires out there and I guarantee they wouldn't agree with these kinds of restrictions on freedom. Keeping people away from an active fire, ok. But fined for hiking in general? No way.

They gate state land roads here unless its hunting season, and then some still stay gated.
Sure, you can hoof it in, but in reality, they're still restricting you.

Same difference imo.

Do they fine you? Make access less convenient is not the same as punishment. for doing so.

The guy who called ahead was arrested. But Canada wasn't too worried about the draft-dodgers breaking the law and instead harbored them. Selective outrage for lawbreakers.

Debanking the truckers convoy and charging the protestors tells you all that you need to know.

I get upset about that, too. Especially when it's national forest land.