This text/video thesis investigates how Canadian fathers feel about the threat of losing pond
hockey, a revered game they love, to climate change. It responds to the David Suzuki
Foundation’s (DSF) assertion that under a global ‘business as usual’ rate of producing
greenhouse gases, the skating season of the world’s largest ‘rink’--the Rideau Canal--would
shrink from a nine week historical average to just one week by century’s end (DSF, 2009a).
Seven outdoor-hockey-loving fathers were interviewed, which revealed their willingness to share
feelings of concern, sadness, fear, uncertainty, and need for action to mitigate against and adapt
to the ill-effects of climate change on this game, and more serious social situations. Despite
concerns it was revealed they took few substantial actions against climate change, which they
recognized might affect themselves, their children, communities, and future generations.
Conversation, at times nostalgic, helped make these issues more salient.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BRC.10170/490 |
| Date | 04 May 2012 |
| Creators | Gordon, James |
| Contributors | Kelsey, Elin, Kool, Richard, Noble, Mickie |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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