So winter tires are not mandatory in all provinces in Canada!
I have had an Acura TL, Acura MDX, ML 350, Toyota 4 runner, Infiniti Q40, and many other 2 wheel drive cars. I have never used winter tires and have driven for 36 years without any issues in winter. I feel that knowing the conditions and having lived here all my life is far better than winter tires. I find so many people rely on winter tires thinking that it will give you summer performance in winter. This is farthest from the truth. They give the drivers a false sense of security so just learn the road conditions and drive safely and you will be more than fine. After all in a winter there might be only 10 days where the roads are not clear and those days you take extra caution.