🔪Mark Carney's Liberals are proposing devastating cuts to Parks Canada

Calgary Liberal MP Corey Hogan must stand up for Parks Canada and help stop the federal Liberal's proposed devastating job cuts at our treasured national parks.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal Liberals are borrowing a move out of Trump's MAGA playbook, mirroring Donald Trump's sweeping cuts to the US National Parks Service with their own devastating cuts to Parks Canada. Three thousand Parks Canada employees have received notice that their jobs may be cut as the Carney Liberals move to decimate Parks Canada's workforce by 500 staff and $145-million over the next four years. Thirteen park-warden detachments across Alberta, BC, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Yukon, and Northwest Territories are reported to be closing as part of the proposed cuts. Parks Canada has also been forced to axe a Banff search and rescue dog program that dates back to the early 1970s.
💸Carney Liberals to give $1.6-billion in taxpayer dollars to privately owned AI company

Image source (CBC News)
The $145-million cuts to Parks Canada are especially shocking in light of the Carney Liberal's controversial plans to gamble $1.6-billion in public funds on the privately-owned AI company Cohere, which has no plans to turn a profit anytime soon. In stark contrast, Parks Canada has a demonstrated return on investment on its $1.3-billion budget (2025-26) for Canadians reporting $6.5-billion in visitor spending near its sites in the same year.
📉Overcrowded and underfunded: our national parks are not being protected for future generations

Lake Louise (Image source: Parks Canada)
The Carney Liberals are budgeting $76-million for the "Canada Strong Pass", which saw visits to Parks Canada sites increase by 13% last summer. Meanwhile, Parks Canada jobs for Canadians to maintain and protect these treasured parks and sites for future generations are slated to be decimated. National parks are a smart investment. Instead of gutting Parks Canada, the federal Liberals should be investing in protecting and preserving our natural heritage.
📣Take Action: Tell Calgary Liberal MP Corey Hogan to stop the Parks Canada job cuts

Some of the 34 national park wardens who received the Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal in Banff on Oct. 21, 2025 (Images sourced: CBC News and Parks Canada)
✉️ Email Calgary Liberal MP Corey Hogan and tell him to stop the job cuts at Parks Canada
In as many or as few words as you like, tell Calgary MP Corey Hogan why the federal government should protect Parks Canada by stopping the jobs cuts and investing in our natural heritage.
| EMAIL COREY HOGAN |
☎️ Call Calgary Liberal MP Corey Hogan and tell him to stop the job cuts at Parks Canada
Double your impact by calling Calgary Liberal MP Corey Hogan so he can hear just how important protecting our national parks is to Calgarians. You can reach his Calgary Office at 403-410-2121. You are encouraged to leave a voicemail if there is no answer. Ask Corey why the Liberal government is funnelling $1.6-billion in public funds (more than the annual Parks Canada budget) into an unprofitable, privately-owned AI company while defunding our national parks.
| PHONE COREY HOGAN |
📋 Sign the parliamentary petition urging the federal government to invest in Parks Canada and stop job cuts
Sign the parliamentary petition today to send a message to all of Mark Carney's Liberal government to protect our natural heritage.
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🤓 Further reading
- Parks Canada set to slash warden detachments, officers across national parks (CBC News)
- Parks Canada ends search and rescue dog program (CBC News)
- Parks Canada plan to cut 500 jobs draws criticism from union (CBC News)
- Nearly 3,000 Parks Canada employees face potential job cuts (Globe & Mail)
- Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling (New York Times)
- Overcrowded and underfunded: Trump’s cuts to national parks threaten the US’s ‘best idea’ (The Guardian)
- Parks Canada cuts just don't add up (Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society)
