Please fill and spread the survey  the NCC  has sent about the Gatineau Park Closures, the survey is due February 13th :

 https://ncc-ccn.questionpro.ca/a/TakeSurvey?tt=cUYoDHCTFEeJLSouqUEbXA%3D%3D

This survey was sent to the attendees a few days after the January 24th  “public consultation” meeting that the NCC. The vast majority of speakers and  external attendees were strongly opposed to the closures.  Please fill the survey, if you are a member of an organization, group, coalition or any group you identify with put it in the organization part, if not fill it for yourself.  

Use your own language on how the closures affected  you. However, we would like for all of us to end the petition on the same note.  Please feel free to use some of the text below or part of it.

                             Text to end Survey with (or take some from )

We consider the  closure of the Gatineau Park Parkways to motor vehicles  since 2020 and the schedule in 2021, 2022 has lead to an inequitable, a non inclusive access that does not respect the needs of the diverse majority of the park users and Canadian society.  

The schedule discriminates against seniors, people with disabilities, families with  children, hikers, walkers, tourists, bird watchers, average cyclists, mountain bikers and anyone who wants to use any of the trails, picnic areas, lookouts and start their walk form any point along the most scenic route in Gatineau Park and the probably the whole National Capital Region, without direct access to the 13 parking lots (338 parking spots)  along the parkways the schedule is inequitable, non-inclusive, discriminatory and does not respect the needs of the majority of the Gatineau Park users and Canadian citizens.  This goes against the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility that every organization in Canada and The Canadian government is pushing to achieve in our society.

The schedule disproportionally gives favouritism to a small group of fit road cyclists who use only the parkway pavement and not the park itself, we see this as a manifestation of ableism, ageism and negligence to the needs of the majority of the users as indicated above. The Parkways are a means to an end which is access to 13 parking lots, trail heads, lookouts and picnic area and main that the park users use.

Therefore we ask to be consulted about any changes to the schedule as it was prior to 2019 and we request the restoration of the park schedule to the way it was in 2019. 

Ala’ Qadi 

On the behalf of the petition team.