See the 'smoke' for what it is.

I'm assuming most of you have seen the news about the u.s. politician asking Canada to stop our wildfire smoke from entering their airspace (again).

I want to make it clear to everyone: this isn't a literal request. It's a tactic. He's attempting to put Canada on the back foot and make Canadians look bad among his followers so they can use it as leverage in any negotiations (CUSMA, the Gordie Howe bridge etc).

Even he's not stupid enough to think what he's asking is in any way feasible. These are grifters, they're not geniuses, but even they aren't quite that stupid.