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Nov 3, 2026
Althia RajGUEST
You know, we had the Canada Strong Pass for two summers in a row now, encouraging people to go visit Canadian national parks for free.
Althia RajGUEST
But at the same time, the government sent 2,900 Parks Canada employees a slip saying that they could be part of the Workforce Adjustment Act.
Althia RajGUEST
In other words, their job might be at risk.
Althia RajGUEST
So you have park wardens from Banff National Park to Jasper to Gatsby Z to Bay of Fundy that are being told that their jobs are on the line, which, you know, so, you know, they might make some splashy announcement in the front window, but in the back window, you're wondering how they're going to be able to manage actually fulfilling that promise.
Matt WalshHOST
We can't go back now.
Matt WalshHOST
And both of those arguments might be correct, but I do want to show you this from the Parks Canada press release concerning the Decho slash Dejo slash Cookpock slash Nogwichoonjik slash Grand Riviera slash Fluave McKenzie slash McKenzie River.
Matt WalshHOST
It says, quote, including its tributaries, the river expands over 4,200 kilometers in length.
Matt WalshHOST
Its significance is reflected in its names and the indigenous languages and dialects that are spoken along its length.
Jeff CollinsGUEST
Especially in other departments and agencies who are getting cuts.
Jeff CollinsGUEST
You know, the big news here in Prince Edward Island is the layoffs for Parks Canada and a province that depends more on tourism dollars than any other province in the country.
Jeff CollinsGUEST
So, like, we're all being kind of told to kind of, you know, tough it up and we need to do all be in this together.
Jeff CollinsGUEST
You know, but in one sense, there seems to be.
Akaash MaharajGUEST
Many of our national parks were created by expelling indigenous people from that land.
Akaash MaharajGUEST
I would say that Parks Canada as it exists now is very conscious of that and goes to admirable lengths to try to build relationships with indigenous people to ensure that indigenous stewardship is a key part of the way the parks are maintained.
Akaash MaharajGUEST
but there's no denying that that is part of the history of how those parks were created.
Akaash MaharajGUEST
The shadow of that experience does cast a pull over many aspects of conservation.
Kari VierimaaGUEST
So the government's been through this kind of multi-year commitment at transforming government.
Kari VierimaaGUEST
You've seen the job losses related to Parks Canada in the last kind of week or two that's been trickling out.
Kari VierimaaGUEST
Prime Minister was interviewed by Politico last week, and he spoke about his own personal use of AI.
Kari VierimaaGUEST
And he made a comment about needing the government needs to really transform itself to embrace artificial intelligence.
Heather ButtsHOST
But now the federal agency that runs them is preparing to cut hundreds of positions.
Heather ButtsHOST
On PEI, more than half of Parks Canada's workforce is being warned their jobs could be on the line.
Heather ButtsHOST
CTV's Maria Saru reports.
Maria SarouhCORRESPONDENT
The colors are changing and the summer crowds are gone.
Maria SarouhCORRESPONDENT
But after a busy season at PEI's National Park some of the people who greeted visitors, helped keep them safe and maintained trails and campsites are now facing possible layoffs.
speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
These are real people with real lives and real concerns about what's coming for their future.
Maria SarouhCORRESPONDENT
53 of Parks Canada's 98 employees on the island have received notices their jobs might be affected, as the federal government prepares to shrink the public service.
Maria SarouhCORRESPONDENT
Across the country, Parks Canada plans to eliminate the equivalent of about 500 full-time positions.
Bettina FordGUEST
Do you want to know how I feel? No, I'm Colin.
Bettina FordGUEST
Thanks so much for taking my call because we've been having some conversations this week in the House of Assembly about Parks Canada and 142 Parks Canada jobs in Newfoundland and Labrador that we heard earlier this week.
Bettina FordGUEST
They're reportedly at risk.
Bettina FordGUEST
And that number of 142, it actually represents more than half of Perks Canada positions here in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Bettina FordGUEST
My focus is really on protecting those good rural jobs and the services that support the tourism industry.
Tim PowersHOST
Any idea of, are they spread out, I assume, over Gros Morne, Terranova? There's, of course, the territory in Labrador, and there's some other federal spots, Cape Spear and the like.
Tim PowersHOST
Do you have any idea how that is broken down, or is that just a provincial allocation that in Newfoundland and Labrador Parks Canada may have to find 142 positions to become redundant?
Bettina FordGUEST
Yeah, that's my understanding.
Georgia NewmanHOST
The park will be closed from November 12th to the 23rd for the annual Deer Call.
Georgia NewmanHOST
The call is a joint operation planned by Parks Canada and Caldwell First Nation.
Georgia NewmanHOST
The time is used to monitor ecosystems and the deer population.
Georgia NewmanHOST
It's also used to protect at-risk species and continue research and collaboration.
Peter McCullyHOST
The windfall is also funding a temporary cut to the provincial portion of the HST on gasoline and diesel fuel this winter.
Peter McCullyHOST
142 Parks Canada employees in Newfoundland and Labrador have been told their jobs are at risk.
Peter McCullyHOST
That's more than half of the agency's workforce in the province.
Peter McCullyHOST
The federal agency is looking to eliminate about 500 positions nationwide, meaning the province accounts for a substantial share of the reductions.
Elisabeth FrostGUEST
But for a long time, you could look at it, but you couldn't actually go there.
Elisabeth FrostGUEST
And it's only been in the last few years that Parks Canada operates seasonal visits.
Elisabeth FrostGUEST
So you can take a ferry out.
Elisabeth FrostGUEST
I can't remember.
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