Winter sports in Canada are threatened by climate change
Suzuki’s thesis is on thin ice
In these times, when so many people are concerned about the future of our planet, a brand like the David Suzuki Foundation can greatly influence the environmental behaviour of citizens from Vancouver Island to Burkina Faso.
Indeed, the David Suzuki brand has heft.
The World Conference on Sport and the Environment is in our city this week. To coincide with this conference, the Suzuki Foundation released a report Monday, called On Thin Ice, that claims winter sports in Canada are threatened by climate change.
During a press conference at the Sport and Environment event, the estimable Dr. Suzuki offered this alarming sound bite: "The big image every youngster has seen growing up is of Wayne [Gretzky] learning to play hockey in a backyard rink that his dad would make for him every year. Believe me, that kind of rink is not possible these days in the area where Wayne grew up." Let's repeat the last part of that statement.
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