Better not go into the woods in Nova Scotia ... not because it's dangerous, but because you'll be breaking the law.
Nova Scotia just made it illegal to set foot in the woods.
— Shaun Newman Podcast (@SNewmanPodcast) August 13, 2025
Hiking, fishing, hunting, camping: all off limits
And if you ignore it, you could be fined $28,000.
Here’s why this has nothing to do with your safety: pic.twitter.com/RX67ooMffJ
On Aug 5, the province announced a total forest closure.
— Shaun Newman Podcast (@SNewmanPodcast) August 13, 2025
They say months of drought have left forests “bone dry” and most recent wildfires are human-caused.
Their answer: keep everyone out until Oct 15, or until it rains.
The penalty? pic.twitter.com/rIG6HiEHEE
So, because it rained, people can't walk in the woods. Make it make sense.
$25,000 CAD plus fees, $28,872.50 total.
— Shaun Newman Podcast (@SNewmanPodcast) August 13, 2025
Over $288,000 in fines have already been issued this season.
One man says he was fined the max for simply walking into the woods.
Now compare that to 2023’s Barrington Wildfire:
Sounds like the way to fill the government coffers off the backs of citizens by making up ridiculous laws.
It destroyed homes and burned thousands of acres.
— Shaun Newman Podcast (@SNewmanPodcast) August 13, 2025
The man who started it? No arson charge. No fine. No jail.
Just minor charges for lighting a fire without permission.
So the government hits law-abiding citizens harder than someone who burned down part of the province. pic.twitter.com/mLyQpxv9Z2
So, practically no charges for actually setting a fire and destroying property, but if you dare walk in the woods, that's a problem.
If that sounds upside down, it’s because it is.
— Shaun Newman Podcast (@SNewmanPodcast) August 13, 2025
For rural Canadians, this ban is more than an inconvenience.
Hunting, fishing, foraging, these aren’t hobbies, they’re part of our way of life.
Now we’re treated like criminals for setting foot on the land.
Canada signed the UN’s “30x30” biodiversity plan, conserving 30% of land and water by 2030.
— Shaun Newman Podcast (@SNewmanPodcast) August 13, 2025
Are “temporary” bans like this a step toward permanent restrictions?
We've already set dangerous precedents for government thinking it's their job to do all the thinking for us. pic.twitter.com/hAM9AZVCgl
Of course they are. Just like COVID, the government is seeing how far they can push people without people pushing back.
First it was “hiking causes wildfires.”
— Shaun Newman Podcast (@SNewmanPodcast) August 13, 2025
Now it’s “we’re banning you because you might break a leg.”
When the story changes, trust erodes.
Protecting nature matters. Preventing wildfires matters...
It's always making new laws to 'protect' citizens. That's always the excuse they use.
But you don’t build trust by punishing the wrong people.
— Shaun Newman Podcast (@SNewmanPodcast) August 13, 2025
Common sense enforcement targets real threats, not responsible Canadians.
The woods belong to Canadians who’ve stewarded them for generations. pic.twitter.com/sjpF1Cro3v
The bottom line?
— Shaun Newman Podcast (@SNewmanPodcast) August 13, 2025
Decisions like this don't happen in isolation, this is a test run.
Today it's Nova Scotia's forests. Tomorrow it could be your province.
The trend? More government overreach, not less.
Climate lockdown.
— Infidel🇺🇲 (@Oreallynow1) August 14, 2025
This is why they went so hard after COVID lockdowns. They had already planned this.
Don't give the government an inch or they will take a mile.