most of the wildfires in canada are starting in remote regions, which is why they burn so badly - we don't even know they're burning until they get out of control.

Lighting strikes become more frequent as the climate warms (McKabe 2023). Ninety-three per cent of the area burned in Canada in 2023 was from fires ignited by lightning; only 7 per cent by human-ignition (Jain et al. 2024).

https://climateinstitute.ca/news/fact-sheet-wildfires/

i agree that this law is overly broad and should be struck down by the court.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-man-purposely-violates-ban-on-entering-woods-gets-handed-28k-fine-1.7606766

however, i would support a permanent ban on smoking in the forest. don't throw your butts or your roaches in the woods, ever.