e-551 (National parks)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-61-02 Government Response to petitions concerning national parks
- Bicycles and cyclists
- Camping and campgrounds
- Ecotourism
- National, provincial and territorial parks and reserves
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Canada should promote hiking and biking as a means of travel because of the health benefits and the reduced environmental impact relative to other forms of transportation;
- The mandate letter of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change commits to promoting ecotourism industries and reducing Canada’s emissions;
- Cycle tourism is an increasingly lucrative global industry and Canada’s tourism industry could benefit greatly from an increase in cycle tourists;
- Current fee structures for camping at national parks may be prohibitive for some cycle tourists leading them to camp illegally without paying or choose another country to travel;
- Other jurisdictions like the states of California and Oregon have created “hiker-biker sites” at state parks which consist of a campsite set aside for people arriving by bike or backpackers arriving by foot that do not require advance booking and cost only a small fee.
- Open for signature
- September 7, 2016, at 8:38 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- January 5, 2017, at 8:38 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Kennedy Stewart
(Burnaby South)
February 7, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01117) - Government response tabled
- March 20, 2017