Linda, I do not know....the fire bugs could be radical climate change types hoping to frighten people with fake "Weather generated" forest fires, or might consider that the smoke will block the sun and prevent "Global Warming". Or, this could be the result of Islamic Jihad which considers burning forests and resources as a way to destroy wealth and subjugate Canada. (Or islamic groups being resettled in those areas in large numbers.) Or, its just people who like to set fires.
Maybe the idea is to keep the populace from moving around and limiting them to the cities, but the facist leaders say no more "Couriers du Bois for you Canada!
Hope you resolve things and can start looking south to warm places. (Or move to western Canada and hope they declare themselves a new separate country!)