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What questions do you have as wildfires burn across Canada?

Our expert guests answer your questions about wildfires in Canada and your questions about psychedelic therapy? 

Plus, what questions do you have about psychedelic therapy? 

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A plume of smoke billows to the sky from a wildfire near lakes and forest.
Firefighters are battling a fire growing closer to Flin Flon in northern Manitoba on May 27, 2025 that started earlier this week at a landfill in Creighton, Sask., just across the provincial border. (Government of Manitoba)

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What questions do you have as wildfires burn across Canada?

Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan are in a state of emergency as communities across Canada are witnessing the effects of wildfires - from Newfoundland and Labrador, to northern Ontario to B.C. Early signs point to another active wildfire season in 2025 after Canada just experienced two of its worst wildfire seasons on record. Lori Daniels is the Koerner Chair in Wildfire Coexistence in the Faculty of Forestry at UBC. Anabela Bonada is the Managing Director of Climate Science at the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. 

What questions do you have about psychedelic therapy? 

There's a growing body of research pointing to the therapeutic applications for psychedelics, including MDMA and psilocybin, along with ketamine which was approved for therapeutic use in 2020. The promise of a new frontier in treatment for depression, anxiety and PTSD is an appealing one for researchers and patients desperately looking for solutions in a mental health crisis. But with all the excitement around psychedelics in therapy, where does the research stand, and what risks should patients be aware of? Leah Mayo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Calgary and the Parker Research Chair in Psychedelics. Ron Shore is the Interim Assistant Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute of Military and Veteran Health Research and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, at Queen's University in Kingston. They'll take your questions!