A fund for emergency forest firefighting in Ontario has been cut. The Ontario budget shows $100 million is being set aside for 2022. Last year, Ontario spent $239 million, more than double the amount of money that had been set aside. The province had a record setting year for forest fires in 2021 with nearly 800,000 hectares of land being scorched, a majority in Northwestern Ontario. The Conservative government released the financial plan Thursday, however it will likely not be approved before the Ontario Legislature dissolves Wednesday.[END]