Jeff Hermann say use it or lose it is hogwash. We lost it, and as
America goes, so goes Canada. I'm sure the McKenzie brothers will be
thanking us.
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From ARRL website:

Canadian Amateurs to Lose 220-222 MHz
January 3, 2006 -- Barring an outpouring of "compelling arguments to
the contrary," Industry Canada will reallocate the 220-222 MHz portion
of 220-225 MHz from the Canadian amateur service to the mobile and
fixed services. Under the provisional reallocation, which will take
effect January 25, the amateur service will be allocated the 219-220
MHz subband on a secondary basis. Additionally, the amateur service may
be permitted use of 220-222 MHz "in exceptional circumstances on a
secondary basis to assist in disaster relief efforts."

ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, commented: "The US and
Canada generally coordinate their mobile allocations because of the
long border we share. The fact that it has taken Canada 15 years to get
around to implementing a mobile allocation at 220-222 MHz is indicative
of the fact that the reallocation that took effect in the US in 1991
has never lived up to the claims of its proponents."

In fact, the document that includes the proposed reallocation, Canada
Gazette Notice DGTP-004-05, Proposals and Changes to the Spectrum in
Certain Bands Below 1.7 GHz, cites the earlier US reallocation as part
of its justification for the change. Radio Amateurs of Canada opposed
the reallocation. Comments are due to Industry Canada by January 26.