Engaging Canadians
Millions of Canadians are concerned about global environmental issues. A national poll in February 2010 indicated a strong majority of Canadians want to be better stewards of the environment and our natural resources. A 2009 national poll indicated that the majority of people said that serious action is needed on climate change, even if it means higher deficits. Three quarters of those respondents said the country should adopt economic stimulus measures that are environmentally sustainable.
You can be a steward of the environment and our natural resources through your everyday actions. Each of us can find ways to do more and engage others in learning more and contributing to stewardship in our community. We all have the opportunity to be a leader amongst family and friends, and in your community, province and country.
Use some of the resources and tools found on this site to learn more about stewardship.
Connect with the provincial nodes and our other member organization and inspire grassroots action and progress in your community.
Engaging the millions of Canadians who want to and are willing to work together to be better stewards is critical to achieving significant progress on environmental issues.
Currently, we do not have an accepted national environmental stewardship strategy. Canada's Stewardship Agenda was a great attempt, but it is just one more example of progress that did not address the growing need.
How can we draw on that unique single-minded determination that many stewards have to establish the leadership needed to engage the majority of society? How do we create a culture of stewardship that individually and collaboratively enables all stewardship efforts to be greater than the sum of its parts? How can we embrace and encourage the spontaneous actions of everyday stewardship that address the primary causes and scale of environmental damage?
The Stewardship Canada Ecological Recovery Plan will begin to answer some of these questions. This document will be available by the end of summer 2010. Check back for more details on how you can play a leadership role for the good of our environment and our broader community.