Canadian politicians and some legacy media journalists want to see masks make a big comeback as several major cities across Canada deal with high smoke level warnings as a result of seasonal wildfires.

The most prominent public figure to recommend masking in response to wildfires was Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.

“So, for all of these people, including others that may want to protect themselves against the bad consequences of bad quality air, wearing an N95 mask is the recommended procedure by health authorities,” said Duclos.