Protect Our Winters Canada

If you ski, snowboard, trail run, mountain bike, paddle, climb, or spend any time in the wild places that make Canada extraordinary these policy proposals are for you. Protect Our Winters Canada is asking the federal government to take three bold steps that will protect the landscapes we love, strengthen the communities built around outdoor recreation, and give Canada a fighting chance against the climate crisis that threatens all of it.

Here is what we are asking for, why it matters, and what is at stake if we do not act.

Specifically we advocate for the following policies:

ADVOCATING FOR OUTDOOR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR ECONOMIES.

In the United States, the Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes a dedicated Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account every year. It has helped unlock hundreds of millions in federal investment for public lands and...

PROTECTING LANDS & COMMUNITIES FROM WILDFIRES

Wildfires do not just destroy trees. They close the trails we ride, the watersheds we paddle, the peaks we climb, and the mountains we ski. They devastate tourism economies, force outdoor businesses...

ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY ONTO THE GRID

Canada’s electricity grid is a patchwork — aging, fragmented by province, and nowhere near capable of meeting the demands of a decarbonizing economy. Connecting the country’s clean energy resources through a modern...

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Here is what we are asking for, why it matters, and what is at stake if we do not act.

Specifically we advocate for the following policies:

ADVOCATING FOR OUTDOOR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR ECONOMIES.

PROTECTING LANDS & COMMUNITIES FROM WILDFIRES

ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY ONTO THE GRID

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