Wab Kinew

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew accused a group of Republicans of throwing a “timber tantrum” and playing “political games” after they called out Canada over wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states. “These are attention-seekers who can’t come up with a good idea on health care or on making life more affordable,” Kinew said. “So they’re playing games with something that’s very serious.” Kinew said he doesn’t “generalize these attention-seekers’ misguided words to all Americans.” He noted that American firefighters have been helping to fight Canada’s wildfires and Canadian firefighters were on the ground and in the air during California’s devastating wildfire season. …In a Wednesday news release, Wisconsin state Rep. Calvin Callahan joined other Republican state lawmakers in filing a formal complaint against Canada.