2w ago

Nova Scotia sets up hotline for people to snitch on neighbours caught violating ban on hiking, camping, fishing

www.westernstandard.news

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Just a reminder that the Western Standard is a right wing source with accuracy and credibility aspiring to that of Fox Entertainment.
- Okay - that's obviously bad, but even the Fox News website tells the facts much of the time - they just bury the hell out of them in spin. Outside the obvious "snitch on your neighbors" - which is really pretty mild in terms of spin - what specifically is inaccurate here?
  
  The spin is that the government is unjustified in the restrictions on recreational activities, similar to how it was unjustified in the restrictions during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, or requiring vaccinations, etc.
ban on hiking
wtf?
- As long as you drive through the forest you are fine, but the action of walking in now banned.
  
  WHY?????
Wow that's insane. Government overreach like crazy. I fail to see how hiking and fishing contribute to wildfires in the slightest. Shouldn't fire bans be enough?
- The only thing I can think of that would make sense is if this is basically a step below kicking everyone out of the entire area, and it is only used because its less restrictive than forced evacuation.
  Here in the western US there are three stages of fire restrictions, and the 3rd stage means everyone who doesn’t live in, or own property in, the area isnt allowed to be there anymore. Stage 2 is like no smoking anywhere except indoors, in vehicles, or in a cleared area. No using combustion powered equipment outside, like weedwhackers, chainsaws, etc. No campfires even in a campfire ring. Stuff like that

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