e-6838 (Public safety)

45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 29, 2025e-6838e-6838 (Public safety)MatthewHatfieldJennyKwanVancouver EastNDPBCSeptember 29, 2025, at 12:27 p.m. (EDT)January 27, 2026, at 12:27 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Bill C-2, titled the “Strong Borders Act”, contains provisions that threaten fundamental rights and freedoms protected under Canadian and international law;The Bill would grant law enforcement and national security agencies warrantless access to Canadians’ historical associations with organizations and businesses;It would allow authorities to compel the disclosure of sensitive personal information, including geolocation data and contact details, based merely on suspicion of relevance to the investigation of offences under Acts of Parliament, regardless of individual involvement;The Bill is designed to facilitate Canada's alignment with the United States' CLOUD Act and the United Nations Cybercrime Convention, raising serious concerns about foreign access to Canadians’ private data, including by regimes with poor human rights records; andBill C-2 undermines Canada’s obligations under international human rights instruments, particularly in relation to privacy rights and the fair treatment of migrants and refugees.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:1. Immediately withdraw Bill C-2 in its entirety;2. Reaffirm Canada’s commitment to privacy, civil liberties, and international human rights standards;3. Reject any legislative or policy initiatives that would enable foreign states, including the United States, to gain undue access to Canadians’ personal information; and4. Ensure that national security and border-related legislation upholds the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is subject to meaningful judicial oversight.BordersC-2, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measuresSafety45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 29, 2025e-6834e-6834 (Citizenship and immigration)Anne-marieKamathHeatherMcPhersonEdmonton StrathconaNDPABSeptember 29, 2025, at 12:25 p.m. (EDT)October 29, 2025, at 12:25 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The United States stopped all visas for Palestinians, including children who need urgent care;Canada has recognized Palestine as a State and has a moral obligation to uphold international law and lead in humanitarian action; andThe UN just declared over 21,000 children have been disabled since October 7th, 2023.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Create a special program to issue Emergency Temporary Resident Permits for wounded children, their guardians and siblings;2. Change biometrics requirements – which are impossible to fulfill in Gaza, as infrastructure has been destroyed – to the standard which was permitted to Ukraine nationals at the introduction of the CUAET;3. Expedite processing and coordinate with NGOs, such as HEAL Palestine, and Canadian hospitals to provide care.Humanitarian assistance and workersPalestinePassports and visasTemporary resident status45th Parliament220CertifiedSeptember 29, 2025e-6537e-6537 (Environment)TwylaFrancoisAlexandreBoulericeRosemont—La Petite-PatrieNDPQCMay 29, 2025, at 2:25 p.m. (EDT)September 26, 2025, at 2:25 p.m. (EDT)September 29, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318637" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Environment and Climate Change</Addressee>Whereas:Long-tailed macaques are the monkey species most heavily traded for use in primate experimentation;The country from which Canada most frequently imports monkeys is Cambodia;In February 2023, the United States stopped accepting monkeys from Cambodia because authorities amassed evidence that export permits were falsified by claiming wild-caught monkeys were captive-bred;The practice of falsifying export permits is against international treaties designed to protect animals from extinction;In 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature raised the classification of long-tailed macaques from “vulnerable” to “endangered,” pointing to their exploitation by the experimentation industry as a factor in the species’ plummeting numbers and heightened risk of extinction;From 2022 to 2023, imports of Cambodian long-tailed macaques to Canada increased by nearly 350%;The Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada is responsible for administering and enforcing the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA), which includes verifying the origin of any endangered species imported into the country;Canada has an ethical responsibility to apply the same level of scrutiny over these imports as the United States to protect this endangered species.We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to order an immediate suspension of all endangered monkey imports from Cambodia.CambodiaEndangered speciesImportsMonkeys45th Parliament229Not certifiedSeptember 29, 2025e-6531e-6531 (Citizenship and immigration)TanishqGoyalDonDaviesVancouver KingswayNDPBCJuly 29, 2025, at 2:24 p.m. (EDT)September 27, 2025, at 2:24 p.m. (EDT)September 29, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318691" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship</Addressee>Whereas:Canadian residents who became eligible to sponsor parents or grandparents after 2020 are being unfairly excluded from the PGP program;The PGP program is unfairly biased towards applicants who submitted their applications in 2020, without any explanation or merit; andWhile the previous government followed a particular approach, if the new government continues to follow this approach for the next 4 years, newly eligible residents may have to wait a decade to reunite with their families.We, the undersigned, Canadian residents, call upon the Government of Canada to be fair to all Canadian residents in the processing of the Parents and Grandparents PR Program (PGP), by 1. Issuing new applications for the program in 2025, using those to issue invitations for 2025;2. Issuing new applications for the PGP intake every few years to maintain fairness to all Canadian residents.Application processFamily reunificationImmigrant sponsorshipParent and Grandparent Program45th Parliament220CertifiedSeptember 29, 2025e-6732e-6732 (Citizenship and immigration)Khatia KarolinaOdzelashviliJennyKwanVancouver EastNDPBCAugust 28, 2025, at 12:42 p.m. (EDT)September 27, 2025, at 12:42 p.m. (EDT)September 29, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318691" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship</Addressee>Whereas:Canada has a moral and legal obligation to uphold international humanitarian law and refugee protections;The International Court of Justice and United Nations bodies have raised grave concerns about the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank;Canada has demonstrated its capacity for rapid humanitarian response by processing Ukrainian visas in a matter of days, while Palestinian applications are often delayed over a year; andLaunching a special program for Palestinians that, if not more generous due to the ongoing genocide & ethnic cleansing, at least matches the level of support provided to Ukrainians.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to 1. Immediately reduce processing times for family reunification applications from Gaza and the West Bank to reflect the urgency of the humanitarian crisis;2. Simplify application procedures to ensure accessibility for applicants facing extreme conditions, including displacement, famine, and destruction of infrastructure;3. Provide alternative options for applicants to complete biometrics or other documentations outside Gaza and West Bank;4. Prioritize the evacuation and reunification of Palestinians in life-threatening circumstances;5. Engage directly with affected communities in Canada through a virtual roundtable to better understand their needs and experiences; and6. Let the processes and speed Canada used to help Ukrainians be guide to ensure an equal treatment and urgency in response to all humanitarian crises, regardless of origin, race, or religion. Given Palestinians face even greater danger under the most horrifying conditions, make the response significantly faster and more responsive than the measures Canada implemented for Ukraine.Application processImmigration policyPalestineRefugees45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 26, 2025451-00114451-00114 (Citizenship and immigration)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCSeptember 26, 2025September 23, 2025Petition to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipWhereas:

Sophia Papp, a Canadian citizen, was separated from her spouse, Zain Haq, by his deportation for nonviolent climate activism;
Zain was a respected member of his Vancouver community and a vocal advocate for peaceful civic engagement;
Zain's actions were consistent with those of elected Canadian officials and celebrated leaders such as the Hon. Steven Guilbeault, the Hon. Bob Rae, Elizabeth May, M.P., OC, and Dr. Kennedy Stewart, who were not similarly punished for their civil disobedience;
Zain's convictions were summary and nonviolent;
The Hon. Marc Miller acknowledged the merit of Zain's case during his time as Minister;
Young Canadians are worried about the impacts of climate change and are looking for climate leadership from their government - not oppression of those who demonstrate it; and
This government must reject policies that mirror the unethical family separations seen south of our border.

We, the undesigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to:

Reunite Canadian citizen Sophia Papp with her spouse, Zain Haq, through his admission into Canada.

Deportation, extradition and removal of foreignersHaq, ZainMilitants and activists45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 26, 2025451-00113451-00113 (Justice)DanMazierRiding MountainConservativeMBSeptember 26, 2025November 4, 2024Petition to the Government of CanadaWHEREAS:

The crime rate in Swan River and surrounding area continues to rise and pose a significant threat to public safety, community wellbeing, and economic success;
Since 2015, violent crime has increased by 32%, gang-related homicides have increased by 92%, violent, repeat offenders are obtaining bail much more easily, and increasing daily acts of crime and violence are putting Canadians at risk;
Swan River's crime severity index — a measure that takes into account how much crime is reported and the seriousness of the crime — increased by over 50% from five years prior; and
Local businesses should not have to accept the financial and economic consequences of the government's lack of action in addressing crime.

We, the undersigned, residents of Swan River and area, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Deliver a detailed plan to specifically address the rising rate of crime in rural Canada; and
Repeal soft-on-crime and catch-and-release policies that have directly contributed to the rising rate of crime in Canada.

Crime and criminalityRural communities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 26, 2025451-00112451-00112 (Justice)DanAlbasOkanagan Lake West—South KelownaConservativeBCSeptember 26, 2025September 25, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWhereas:

Coercive and controlling behaviour is a pervasive form of intimate partner violence that can cause serious harm to victims and children;
This behaviour is not adequately addressed under the current Criminal Code;
Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia, have criminalized coercive control, providing better protection to victims; and
Bill C-332, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct), introduced in the 44th Parliament, sought to create a specific offence for coercive control but died on the Order Paper when Parliament was dissolved.

We, the undersigned residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to reintroduce and pass legislation equivalent to Bill C-332, creating a specific Criminal Code offence for coercive and controlling behaviour in intimate relationships, and ensure that judicial education and law enforcement training address recognition and handling of coercive control.Controlling or coercive conductCriminalization45th Parliament220CertifiedSeptember 26, 2025e-6539e-6539 (Employment and labour)DANIELJANSSENAlexandreBoulericeRosemont—La Petite-PatrieNDPQCMay 29, 2025, at 10:14 a.m. (EDT)September 26, 2025, at 10:14 a.m. (EDT)September 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Airport workers face increasingly precarious working conditions, many of which earn low wages despite years of service and are working two or more jobs to cover basic needs;A living wage has been defined as earnings that allow a worker to afford shelter, food, extended healthcare, childcare, transportation and other necessities;The Vancouver International Airport Authority has declared itself a living wage employer and has encouraged all its service providers to provide a living wage to its employees;The Greater Toronto Airport Authority issued the Pearson Standard document in June 2023, stating in its employment standards section that all airport employers are encouraged to provide wages that allow workers the ability to afford shelter, food and the necessities;Airport workers earn a variety of wages, from minimum wages and up, often dependant on whether their employer is an airline, a government contract, an airline service provider, an airport authority employer or an airport authority service provider; andThe federal government has jurisdiction over federal industries and workplaces such as airports, broadcasting, railways, ports, telecommunications, and banking.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to direct Transport Canada to work with Employment and Social Development Canada to establish a higher federal minimum wage for airport workers employed in aviation operations or terminal operations under federal jurisdiction, to be calculated based on a living wage for the region in which the airport is located.AirportsFederally regulated employers and employeesMinimum wage45th Parliament220CertifiedSeptember 26, 2025e-6620e-6620 (Health)JanelleBreese BiagioniGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCJune 27, 2025, at 11:23 a.m. (EDT)September 25, 2025, at 11:23 a.m. (EDT)September 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:There are approximately 165,000 new cases of brain injury annually in Canada;Health and community service providers require more education regarding the intersection of brain injury, mental health, and addiction;For every NHL player who suffers a concussion in sport, more than 5,500 Canadian women sustain the same injury from domestic violence;There were 21,824 opioid-related poisoning hospitalizations resulting in hypoxic brain injury between January 2016 and June 2020 in Canada;An estimated 60% of brain injury survivors suffer from anxiety and/or depression;The risk of suicide increases by 400% for a survivor of brain injury;Brain injury survivors face a 200% increased risk of struggling with addictions after sustaining a brain injury;Despite the federal government committing $11 billion over ten years to improve community support and mental health and/or addiction services, none are specifically targeted to brain injury;Indigenous, racialized, and marginalized communities are disproportionately affected by brain injury and face additional barriers to care, rehabilitation, and justice;Brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide and contributes significantly to the burden on Canada’s health, social, and justice systems; andSurvivors and families are often left to navigate fragmented systems with little to no support, leading to further deterioration in health, housing, and economic stability.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to to support Bill C-206 to develop a national strategy to support and improve brain injury awareness, prevention, and treatment, as well as the rehabilitation and recovery of persons living with a brain injury.Brain injuriesC-206, An Act to establish a national strategy on brain injuries45th Parliament220CertifiedSeptember 26, 2025e-6522e-6522 (Citizenship and immigration)MoiraWalkerGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCMay 28, 2025, at 2:36 p.m. (EDT)September 25, 2025, at 2:36 p.m. (EDT)September 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318691" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship</Addressee>Whereas:Without stakeholder consultation, the 2024-25 federal policy reduced post-secondary international student study permits by over 40% and limited post-graduation work permit (PGWP) eligibility;Applied uniformly, this reduction weakens Canada’s ability to meet current and future workforce needs, and undermines shared provincial and federal higher education goals;Reduction in international enrolment, coupled with a lack of clear pathways to residency, strains Canada’s already critical labour shortages in health care (e.g., physicians, physciains assistants, nurses, dental hygienists); education (e.g., teachers, early-child educators, educational assistants); technology (e.g., cybersecurity analysts); skilled trades (e.g., construction, electricians, culinary staff);Inadequate public funding makes post-secondary institutions overly reliant on international tuition to meet operating costs;Widespread layoffs of post-secondary employees have reduced course offerings, programs, student support, and accessibility;Reductions prevent immigrants from certifying, retraining, and upgrading, further delaying workforce integration;Destabilizing the PGWP program erodes Canada’s appeal to prospective international students;Lack of affordable housing, wrongly blamed on international students, is an opportunity for real estate development;Canada has a UN obligation to support student mobility, especially given current American politics;A resilient, innovative, sustainable Canadian economy depends on intellectual capital and a highly educated workforce.We, the undersigned, concerned citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to 1. Amend the caps limiting post-secondary, international study permits and PGWP changes in order to align with Canada’s critical labour needs;2. Increase federal post-secondary education funding transfers to provinces to ensure a robust economic future for Canada;3. Allocate dedicated funding to develop affordable student housing through purpose-built facilities and innovative solutions; and4. Defend the vital role public-funded higher education plays in sustaining Canada’s economic health and global competitiveness.Colleges and universitiesForeign studentsHousingPost-Graduation Work Permit ProgramStudy permitWork permits45th Parliament220CertifiedSeptember 26, 2025e-6719e-6719 (Foreign affairs)elizabethwhitmoreHeatherMcPhersonEdmonton StrathconaNDPABAugust 26, 2025, at 12:50 p.m. (EDT)September 25, 2025, at 12:50 p.m. (EDT)September 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The population of Gaza is enduring an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, including forced starvation, displacement, and systematic attacks on civilians, in blatant violation of international law;The Gaza Temporary Resident Visa (Gaza TRV) program, launched by Canada, has failed to meet its commitments, leaving many applicants in prolonged uncertainty and delay;Emergency evacuation has become a matter of life and death, as families remain trapped, facing bombardment, disease, hunger, and the total collapse of infrastructure and healthcare; andWhile other countries have successfully carried out evacuation operations for their nationals and at-risk relatives in Gaza, Canada has yet to provide a humanitarian corridor or establish a similar evacuation mechanism.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to implement a comprehensive and urgent evacuation plan, under the name “Canada Gaza Authorization for Emergency Travel”, to 1. Evacuate at-risk relatives of Canadian citizens and permanent residents from Gaza;2. Establish a safe humanitarian corridor for evacuation, in coordination with international partners and neutral organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross;3. Deploy Canadian military aircraft or chartered planes to evacuate those most at risk (children, women, the wounded, and the elderly);4. Waive visa requirements and grant a humanitarian permit, similar to the model used for Ukrainian refugees under the CUAET program;5. Appoint a special envoy or establish a dedicated task force to coordinate evacuation efforts and to maintain direct communication with affected families and relevant stakeholders; and6. Uphold Canada's international obligations to protect Palestinian families seeking safe refuge, in line with Canada’s response to other humanitarian crises.Humanitarian assistance and workersInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelPalestinePassports and visas45th Parliament229Not certifiedSeptember 26, 2025e-6599e-6599 (Health)WilliamJoyDonDaviesVancouver KingswayNDPBCJune 27, 2025, at 11:22 a.m. (EDT)September 25, 2025, at 11:22 a.m. (EDT)September 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Cluster headaches are one of the most excruciating conditions known to medicine, sometimes called "suicide headaches" due to the unbearable suffering they inflict;Studies and case reports indicate that the psychedelic compounds psilocybin and DMT can abort or prevent cluster headache attacks with rapid onset and minimal physiological risk; and These substances remain inaccessible to Canadians suffering from cluster headaches, despite their safety profile and lack of viable alternatives.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Draw the attention of the House of Commons to the urgent and ongoing suffering caused by cluster headaches, and the compelling clinical evidence supporting the use of psilocybin and N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) as potential treatments.to legalize or authorize physician-guided access to psilocybin and N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) for patients suffering from cluster headaches; and 2. Implement or expand regulatory pathways (such as Section 56 exemptions or Special Access Programs) to allow compassionate medical use of these compounds for this specific condition.Cluster headachesPsychotropic drugsTherapy45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 25, 2025e-6829e-6829 (National defence and military operations)TerriJackmanTerryDowdallSimcoe—GreyConservativeONSeptember 25, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT)January 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="6" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Prime Minister</Addressee>Whereas:1. The Department of National Defence (DND) purchased 288 hectares (700+ acres) of prime farmland, overlapping the Minesing Wetlands, to build an Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) Preliminary Site in Clearview Township;2. DND sent “Solicitation of Interest in Land Sale in Clearview Township” packages to residents over a large area of prime farmland asking if they are interested in selling their land to potentially build A-OTHR Permanent Sites;3. The two required Permanent Sites would use approximately 1300 acres for a total of 2600 acres of prime farmland4. Clearview Township is a historic agricultural community of prime farmland;5. Ontario farmland is disappearing at the rate of 319 acres per day; and6. The Minesing Wetlands is a vital, sensitive part of the Nottawasaga River Watershed o It provides water for irrigation of crops, cleans our drinking water, helps control flooding of surrounding areas o This natural flood control includes protecting the 25,000 residents of Wasaga Beach and provides recreational and economic benefits to the region o The Minesing Wetlands is as internationally significant as the world-renowned Florida Everglades National Park for its diverse and rare flora and fauna and is an important area for migratory birds.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to Stop the building of any A-OTHR site on the already purchased property;Prevent future acquisition of prime farmland and the building of any A-OTHR sites on the prime farmland of Clearview Township;Register the previously purchased property with the Ontario Farmland Trust.Agricultural landArcticDefenceGovernment landsSecurity45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 25, 2025e-6802e-6802 (Health)KeraMcClementElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCSeptember 25, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT)January 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a rare but disabling condition caused by compression of nerves and blood vessels between the neck and shoulder;Complex surgical expertise for TOS, particularly revision procedures, is not available in Canada, leaving patients without access to medically necessary treatment or forcing them to crowdfund U.S. surgery;This situation results in prolonged disability and preventable harm despite treatment being available abroad; andA precedent exists where patient advocacy around Lyme disease resulted in Bill C-442, the Federal Framework on Lyme Disease Act.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada affected by or concerned about Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS), call upon the Government of Canadato :Recognize TOS as a condition lacking adequate care in Canada;Establish a federal framework for TOS, including physician education, research funding, outcome tracking, and adherence to national surgical standards;Ensure timely access to medically necessary surgery, including out-of-country options where no qualified care exists domestically;Prevent discrimination against patients with rare conditions who are denied equal access to care.Health services accessibilityThoracic outlet syndrome45th Parliament229Not certifiedSeptember 25, 2025e-6737e-6737 (Transportation)SterlingMcPheeJimBélangerSudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel BeltConservativeONAugust 21, 2025, at 10:46 a.m. (EDT)September 20, 2025, at 10:46 a.m. (EDT)September 25, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The federal government plans to mandate that 100% of new vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035—20% by 2026 and 60% by 2030;This will effectively ban new gas-powered vehicles, removing consumer choice and hitting rural and remote Canadians hardest;In Northern Ontario, residents travel long distances for groceries, health care, work, and school, with little to no public transit;The region lacks the charging infrastructure and reliable grid needed for widespread EV use, and cold weather can cut battery range by up to 40% (Canadian Automobile Association);EVs still cost about $15,000 more than comparable gas models, even after subsidies. Automakers failing to meet quotas face penalties of up to $20,000 per vehicle—costs passed on to consumers;This policy ignores regional realities and will worsen inequities between urban and rural Canadians.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to repeal the 2035 gas vehicle ban and respect the needs of Northern, rural, and remote communities by allowing Canadians to choose vehicles suited to their climate, geography, and economy.1. Stop imposing costly, unrealistic EV quotas that burden consumers and strain infrastructure.2. Focus on voluntary, market-driven innovation and invest in practical infrastructure to support all Canadians in a fair transition to cleaner transportation.Motor vehiclesPetroleum productsRegulationTransportation infrastructure45th Parliament229Not certifiedSeptember 25, 2025e-6504e-6504 (Health)VentureCiccarelliLianneRoodMiddlesex—LondonConservativeONMay 27, 2025, at 5:05 p.m. (EDT)September 24, 2025, at 5:05 p.m. (EDT)September 25, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Prenatal alcohol exposure is the most commonly known cause of preventable developmental disability in Canada;Fetal Alcohol Syndrome causes physical harm and psychological impairment;The Government of Canada recognizes the above in their Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy;These health issues affect the baby, and by necessity, the family and the broader society;Many Canadians view it as immoral to provide a pregnant woman with alcohol;The conscience of those who refuse to serve a visibly pregnant woman alcohol is encroached upon by current law;Their refusal is not on the basis of sex, but out of concern for the child the woman carries.We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Listen to the experts who wrote the Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy by prohibiting the sale or serving of alcohol to pregnant women. This will ensure a safer, healthier society and honour the unborn by protecting them from a lifelong disability; and2. Permit those who sell or serve alcohol to obey the dictates of their conscience and refuse the service of alcohol on the basis of pregnancy, not sex.Alcoholic beveragesFetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderPregnancy45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00111451-00111 (Foreign affairs)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 24, 2025June 13, 2021Petition to the House of Commons of CanadaWe, the undersigned citizens of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons of Canada to the following:Whereas, Abdul Rahman Khan the Amir of Afghanistan, who was installed by the British government and received a subsidy from them, waged a genocidal campaign against the Hazaras from 1891 to 1893, wiping out the vast majority of this ethnic group;Whereas, tens of thousands of Hazaras were forcefully displaced from their lands while many other thousands were forcefully proselytized (from Shia to Sunni), raped and enslaved from 1891-1893;Whereas, in August 1998 hundreds if not thousands of Hazara men, women, children and elders were slaughtered in the cities of Mazar-e-Sharif and Bamiyan;Whereas, the Hazaras continue to face systemic and targeted persecution in post-2001 Afghanistan, such as the killings of newborn infants in Dasht-e-Barchi`s maternity ward in May 2020 or the targeted attacks in Behsud (Maidan Wardak province), Jibrail (Herat) and Jalalabad (Nangarhar) from January to March of 2021;Whereas, Canada has expended $3.6 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and lost 158 brave men and women in uniform in the fight against the Taliban;Whereas, Afghanistan remains one of the largest recipients of Canada's international financial assistance;Therefore we, the undersigned, call upon the Government of Canada to take the following actions:1. Formally recognize the 1891-1893 ethnic cleansing perpetrated against the Hazaras as a Genocide. 2. To designate September 25th as Hazara Genocide Memorial Day. 3. Support Bill C-287 to ensure that all development assistance sent from Canada to Afghanistan is contributing to the peace and security of the region for all peoples.AfghanistanGenocideHazarasInternational development and aid45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00110451-00110 (Civil and human rights)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 24, 2025May 2, 2022Petition to the House of Commons We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas: Canadians have the right to be protected against discrimination; Canadians can and do face political discrimination;It is a fundamental Canadian right to be politically active and vocal;It is in the best interest of Canadian democracy to protect public debate and the exchange of differing ideas; and Bill C-257 seeks to add protection against political discrimination to the Canadian Human Rights Act.Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:1. Support Bill C-257 which bans discrimination on the basis of political belief or activity; and 2. Defend the rights of Canadians to peacefully express their political opinions.C-257 (44-1) An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting against discrimination based on political belief)DiscriminationPolitical behaviour45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00109451-00109 (Justice)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 24, 2025June 3, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWhereas:

Choosing medical assistance in dying (MAID) due to lack of available services or treatments is not a real choice;
Allowing medical assistance in dying for those with disabilities or chronic illness who are not dying devalues their lives, tacitly endorsing the notion that life with disability is optional, and by extension, dispensable;
Offering medical assistance in dying as a "solution" for disability or chronic illness reduces incentives to improve treatment and care for people with these conditions;
Canadians do not want an ableist healthcare system where the lives of those with disabilities are seen as not worth living;
Many disability advocates in Canada have expressed opposition to allowing MAID for people with disabilities.

Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Protect all Canadians whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable by prohibiting medical assistance in dying for those whose prognosis for natural death is more than six months.

Medical assistance in dyingPersons with disabilities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00108451-00108 (Foreign affairs)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 24, 2025December 13, 2024Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following: Whereas:1. Given the worsening situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), as documented by the UN Commission of Inquiry in 2014, with many crimes against humanity likely occurring in the following human rights violations:- Prioritization of food distribution to those considered useful to the survival of the current political system, while those deemed expendable face deprivation,- A vast security apparatus that suppresses dissent through surveillance, coercion, fear, and punishment,- Public executions and forced imprisonment of citizens in political prison camps, terrorizing the population into submission,- State-sponsored abductions of citizens of other nations; and2. Given that the People's Republic of China has disregarded or ignored recommendations from the UN Commission of Inquiry regarding North Korean defectors and other issues, including: - Respecting the principle of non-refoulement,- Allowing the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian organizations full access to North Korean defectors,- Adopting a victim-centric, human-rights-based approach to trafficking in persons,- Regularizing the status of North Korean spouses and children of Chinese citizens to ensure their access to legal protections and rights, including birth registration and Chinese nationality,- Raising concerns with North Korean authorities about abductions, forced repatriations, forced abortions, and infanticide targeting repatriated individuals. Therefore, we, the undersigned citizens and residents, call on the Government of Canada to:1. Table regular reports in Parliament on:- The situation of human rights in North Korea, including the state of political prison camps (Kwan-li-so) and correctional labour camps (Kyo-hwa-so),- The status and challenges faced by North Korean defectors in China and elsewhere, including their access to UN and diplomatic resources,- Canadian policies regarding North Korean defectors, including North Korean refugee claimants from outside Canada;2. Engage actively with international organizations and foreign governments to press the PRC to allow safe passage for North Korean refugees to South Korea, where they are recognized as citizens; and3. Establish initiatives to support the promotion of human rights in North Korea and aid defectors, without specifying a particular legislative structure. These measures should:- Monitor and report on human rights issues in North Korea, including conditions in political prison camps and labour camps,- Address the challenges facing North Korean defectors in China and other regions,- Develop strategies for Canada to assist in protecting North Korean citizens from crimes against humanity and support their human rights and freedoms,- Support international efforts to safeguard the people of North Korea from crimes against humanity and to promote political freedoms, including through dialogue with relevant organizations and governments.Civil and human rightsForeign policyNorth Korea45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00107451-00107 (Indigenous affairs)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 24, 2025September 24, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw attention to the House of Commons to the following:Whereas:First Nations children off-reserve are no longer eligible to receive funding through Jordan's Principle at the federal level, as per the most recent operational bulletin which states, "Supports to school boards off-reserve and private schools will be redirected to provincial school boards, or other existing provincial and federally-funded programs." Students in previous years who accessed funding to support psycho-educational assessments, educational assistants, and program support are no longer eligible to receive these supports. This means the loss of significant supports for Elk Island Catholic off-reserve First Nations students. We contend that the decision to remove these supports is discriminatory to those students who have benefited from Jordan's Principle and is out of line with the intent of the principle itself.Therefore, we the undersigned citizens and residents, call on the Government of Canada to:

Review and approve provincial educational supports through Jordan's Principle to students living off-reserve.

Child first principleEducation and trainingIndigenous peoplesOff-reserve45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00106451-00106 (Justice)ArnoldViersenPeace River—WestlockConservativeABSeptember 24, 2025June 3, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWhereas:

Choosing medical assistance in dying (MAID) due to lack of available services or treatments is not a real choice;
Allowing medical assistance in dying for those with disabilities or chronic illness who are not dying devalues their lives, tacitly endorsing the notion that life with disability is optional, and by extension, dispensable;
Offering medical assistance in dying as a "solution" for disability or chronic illness reduces incentives to improve treatment and care for people with these conditions;
Canadians do not want an ableist healthcare system where the lives of those with disabilities are seen as not worth living;
Many disability advocates in Canada have expressed opposition to allowing MAID for people with disabilities.

Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Protect all Canadians whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable by prohibiting medical assistance in dying for those whose prognosis for natural death is more than six months.

Medical assistance in dyingPersons with disabilities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00105451-00105 (Justice)ArnoldViersenPeace River—WestlockConservativeABSeptember 24, 2025May 26, 2023PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONSWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas:

Hunting and firearm ownership play an integral role in Canadian history and culture;

Many new Canadians love to participate in this heritage of hunting;

With amendments to Bill C-21, the Liberals are seeking to ban many different hunting rifles and shotguns;

Weatherby bolt action rifles are being banned; and

With their legislation, the Liberals are betraying hunters.

Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:

1) Leave our guns alone;

2) Vote against Bill C-21; and

3) Defend and safeguard the property rights of Canadian hunters.

C-21 (44-1), An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms)Firearms permitsHunters45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025e-6581e-6581 (Foreign affairs)SarahShennibJennyKwanVancouver EastNDPBCJune 11, 2025, at 12:13 p.m. (EDT)July 11, 2025, at 12:13 p.m. (EDT)September 24, 2025July 14, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The Israeli government’s blockade of food and medicines to Gaza has continued for more than 90 days since its commencement on 2 March 2025;According to the food security analysis released on 12 May 2025 by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification partnership, three quarters of Gaza’s population are currently at “Emergency” or “Catastrophic” food deprivation;Canada has ratified the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, giving these the force of law through the Geneva Conventions Act of 1964, which prohibits the use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare;The starvation of civilians and other forms of collective punishment are also criminalized by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which Canada ratified on July 7, 2000; andThe Government of Canada is the custodian of Canada’s reputation as a country which upholds international human rights laws, and has a duty towards Canadians to ensure this reputation is not diminished by Canada’s inaction in the face of grave breaches of the Geneva Convention and the Rome Statute by other states.We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Suspend the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement until the Government of Canada has certitude that the Israeli government is no longer acting in violation of international laws with its deliberate blockade.2. Impose sanctions on all members of the present Israeli government who have publicly expressed their support for the continued blockade.Canada-Israel Free Trade AgreementEconomic sanctionsForeign policyGazaIsraelTrade agreements45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00103451-00103 (Justice)MichaelGuglielminVaughan—WoodbridgeConservativeONSeptember 24, 2025September 23, 2025Petition to the Government of CanadaWhereas:

Since the Liberals took office in 2015, Canada has seen violent crime rise by 50%, gun crime surge by 116%, extortion skyrocket by 357%, gang-related homicides nearly double, human trafficking increase by 83%, and sexual assaults climb by 75%; and
In June 2025, the York Regional Police Chief called for urgent bail reform, especially concerning repeat violent offenders.

We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Repeal Bill C-5, which eliminated mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug and firearm offenses and expanded conditional sentencing;
Repeal Bill C-75, which reformed Canada's bail system to prioritize release at the earliest reasonable opportunity with minimal conditions which has led to repeat violent offenders being released quickly, exacerbating violent crime; and
Introduce mandatory minimum sentences for crimes like extortion, human trafficking, and fentanyl trafficking and designating repeat offenders as "Dangerous Offenders" to keep them incarcerated longer.

Crime and criminalitySentencing45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00102451-00102 (Justice)DanMazierRiding MountainConservativeMBSeptember 24, 2025November 4, 2024Petition to the Government of CanadaWHEREAS:

The crime rate in Swan River and surrounding area continues to rise and pose a significant threat to public safety, community wellbeing, and economic success;
Since 2015, violent crime has increased by 32%, gang-related homicides have increased by 92%, violent, repeat offenders are obtaining bail much more easily, and increasing daily acts of crime and violence are putting Canadians at risk;
Swan River's crime severity index — a measure that takes into account how much crime is reported and the seriousness of the crime — increased by over 50% from five years prior; and
Local businesses should not have to accept the financial and economic consequences of the government's lack of action in addressing crime.

We, the undersigned, residents of Swan River and area, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Deliver a detailed plan to specifically address the rising rate of crime in rural Canada; and
Repeal soft-on-crime and catch-and-release policies that have directly contributed to the rising rate of crime in Canada.

Crime and criminalityRural communities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 24, 2025451-00101451-00101 (Health)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCSeptember 24, 2025September 24, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWhereas :

Canada is experiencing a mental health and substance use crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

And whereas :

Too many Canadians are unable to access mental health or substance use supports in a timely manner. Lack of access to community-based mental health and substance use services increases demands on hospital emergency rooms and primary care providers. Untreated or inadequately treated mental illness carries significant social and economic costs.

Therefore, we the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the Government of Canada to:

1. Legislate parity between physical and mental health in Canada's universal public healthcare system;

2. Ensure timely access to evidence-based, culturally appropriate, publicly funded mental health and substance use services beyond hospital and physician settings; and

3. Establish the Canada Mental Health Transfer to sustainably fund the provision of mental health and substance use services and disburse an initial investment of $4.5 billion to the provinces and territories.

Canada Mental Health TransferDrug addiction treatmentHealth services accessibilityMental health45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 24, 2025e-6690e-6690 (Indigenous affairs)SritiMizanHon.KarinaGouldBurlingtonLiberalONSeptember 24, 2025, at 5:03 p.m. (EDT)January 22, 2026, at 5:03 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:July 1 celebrations across Canada seldom include Indigenous ceremonies such as tobacco offerings, sacred fires or Elder-led openings;Ceremony affirms nation-to-nation relationships and advances both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act;Public visibility of Indigenous protocols educates Canadians and honours treaty obligations; andIndigenous organisations need resources to host ceremonial leaders and knowledge keepers.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Issue national guidance encouraging municipalities and federally funded Canada Day events to invite local Elders or Knowledge Keepers to open celebrations with tobacco offerings, sacred fires or other appropriate ceremony;2. Establish a rapid micro-grant program, administered by Indigenous Services Canada, to cover honoraria, permits, medicines and travel for ceremonial leaders;3. Co-develop and distribute, with Indigenous cultural educators, a user-friendly outreach kit outlining protocol, safety and the significance of ceremony for all Canada Day organisers;4. Require that every Canadian Heritage–supported Canada Day event in the National Capital Region begin with an Elder-led opening; and5. Track and publicly report progress on ceremonial inclusion in the Departmental Plan, setting measurable targets for July 1 2026.Canada DayIndigenous peoplesReconciliation with indigenous peoples45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 23, 2025e-6823e-6823 (Public safety)LisaSchofieldGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCSeptember 23, 2025, at 12:34 p.m. (EDT)January 21, 2026, at 12:34 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Wildfires Canada-wide have increasing intensity and cost, demanding bold, timely action;Escalating wildfires and climate change reinforce each other— fires emit greenhouse gases and black-carbon smoke that intensify warming and harm air quality—resulting in increased economic costs, risk to life and critical infrastructure;Without a national airtanker fleet, provinces shoulder the cost of aviation resources, with no guarantee of availability when needed;Combating wildfires and climate crisis requires a wartime level of effort;Other countries retrofit retired military aircraft for aerial firefighting, providing rapid-response capability and national resilience;Converting Canada’s retired CC-130H Hercules fleet into modern airtankers would protect communities, infrastructure, and reduce catastrophic carbon emissions from wildfires;This represents a rare opportunity to strengthen Canada’s firefighting capacity, creating high-skilled jobs at home; andPort Alberni-based Coulson Aviation, has converted CC-130 aircraft into large airtankers, operating with governments in Australia, the US, and beyond.We, the undersigned, Citizens of British Columbia Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Partner with the private sector in collaboration with potential First Nations partners to retrofit a portion of Canada’s retired CC-130H Hercules fleet into large airtankers for wildfire suppression.2. Deploy these aircraft under a national wildfire response, shared with provinces and territories and, where appropriate, international humanitarian and emergency missions; consider the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre for managing deployment under a transparent cost-sharing framework, with initial operating capability by the 2027 wildfire season.3. Prioritize this made-in-Canada solution, leveraging Canadian engineering, protecting lives, communities, and environment.Firefighting equipmentForest firesHercules aircraft45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 23, 2025e-6792e-6792 (Foreign affairs)PaulJacksonHeatherMcPhersonEdmonton StrathconaNDPABSeptember 23, 2025, at 12:33 p.m. (EDT)November 22, 2025, at 12:33 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:On 26 January 2024, in the case of South Africa versus Israel, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel was plausibly committing genocide in Gaza and required it to take all measures to prevent the commission of that crime;Considering that Article One of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948) obliges all member states to prevent the crime of genocide and to punish perpetrators everywhere;Recognizing that, on 31 August 2025, the International Association of Genocide Scholars resolved that Israel's actions and policies in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide under the Genocide Convention;The United States has vetoed all attempts to enforce the Provisional Measures of the ICJ ruling through the United Nations Security Council;Recognizing that United Nations General Assembly Resolution 377A (Uniting for Peace) provides a mechanism to maintain peace and security in cases where the Security Council is rendered impotent through the exercise of the veto of one or more members;Recalling that, in 1956, Canada was the first country to invoke resolution 377A to resolve the Suez Crisis, requiring Israel to withdraw its forces from Egypt, at a time when the Security Council was hamstrung as a consequence of the veto of Great Britain and France;We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to table a 377A resolution in the General Assembly, compelling all member states to comply with the provisional measures of the ICJ.Foreign policyGazaGenocideInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsrael45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 23, 2025e-6777e-6777 (Justice)MelissaOutwaterJamieSchmaleHaliburton—Kawartha LakesConservativeONSeptember 23, 2025, at 12:32 p.m. (EDT)November 22, 2025, at 12:32 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Canadians have the fundamental right to feel safe and secure in their homes;Current self-defense laws often place homeowners on trial for defending their families, while intruders act without fear;In Alberta, Edouard Maurice was criminally charged after defending his home and family from trespassers, showing how law-abiding citizens can be treated like criminals for protecting themselves;Police response times in many rural and remote areas can be dangerously slow, leaving families vulnerable during violent invasions;Criminals are empowered when law protects them more than their victims, while Stand on Guard Law-(castle law) doctrine would deter intruders by making them think twice befor targeting Canadians homes;Canadians must never be forced to hesitate in the face of danger because of fear of prosecution.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to enact stand on Guard Law (Castle Law) legislation immediately guaranteeing Canadians the unquestionable right to defend themselves, their families, and their property in their homes- using whatever force is necessary to stop an intruder- without a duty to retreat or fear of prosecution.Breaking and enteringSecurity of propertySelf-defenceUse of force45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 23, 2025e-6827e-6827 (Foreign affairs)NurulKhanAnitaVandenbeldOttawa West—NepeanLiberalONSeptember 23, 2025, at 12:31 p.m. (EDT)January 21, 2026, at 12:31 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="6" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Prime Minister</Addressee>Whereas:Following the fall of the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024, and the appointment of an interim government led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus on August 8, 2024;Bangladesh has experienced a collapse of democratic governance, the rule of law, and civil protections, marked by widespread political persecution, religiously motivated violence, and suppression of freedoms;More than 4,000 arson attacks have been reported against Hindu temples and homes, with many based on fabricated accusations of blasphemy;Thousands of individuals, including opposition members, journalists, human rights defenders, and religious leaders, have been arbitrarily detained, often without due process;Credible reports indicate deaths in custody, torture, and denial of medical treatment to detainees; andThe interim government has failed to present a credible, inclusive electoral roadmap and has banned the Awami League, the country’s oldest political party, from political participation.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Urge the immediate cessation of political persecution, religious violence, and mob attacks in Bangladesh;2. Hold the interim government of Bangladesh accountable for ongoing human rights violations and support international legal efforts to prosecute those responsible for illegal detentions, extrajudicial killings, and systemic persecution;3. Advocate for an internationally monitored, time-bound process to ensure free and fair elections in Bangladesh, with full participation of all political parties, including the Awami League; and4. Support multilateral diplomatic efforts—through the United Nations, the Commonwealth, and other international organizations—to help restore peace, democratic governance, and the rule of law in Bangladesh.BangladeshCivil and human rightsElectoral systemForeign policy45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 23, 2025e-6808e-6808 (Foreign affairs)AhmedTawfikJennyKwanVancouver EastNDPBCSeptember 23, 2025, at 12:24 p.m. (EDT)January 21, 2026, at 12:24 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Canada acceded to the Arms Trade Treaty in 2019, committing to prevent the transfer of arms where there is a substantial risk they could be used in human rights abuses, war crimes, or crimes against humanityA significant loophole in Canada’s export laws currently allows Canadian-made weapons, parts and components to be exported to the United States, from where they may be transferred to third countries engaged in armed conflict or with records of grave human rights violationsThis loophole undermines Canada’s international commitments, risks making Canada complicit in human rights abuses abroad, and allows Canadian arms to be used in conflicts against civiliansInternational bodies including the UN Human Rights Council and independent UN experts have called on all states to halt arms transfers when there is a substantial risk of their use in violations of international humanitarian lawWe, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to enact legislation to close existing loopholes in Canada’s arms export laws, including removing exemptions for the United States, strengthening oversight, and ensuring that Canadian arms are never used to commit or facilitate human rights abuses.Civil and human rightsExportsForeign policyMilitary weapons45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 23, 2025451-00100451-00100 (Health)Hon.KevinLamoureuxWinnipeg NorthLiberalMBSeptember 23, 2025October 23, 2023Petition to the House of CommonsWhereas:

Nurses' incentives should be provided to all nurses to better create healthy relationships and a healthy workplace;
The government must do better in recognizing health care credentials from qualified professionals who are internationally trained and educated;
The government must do better and implement better strategies and incentives to attract and retain our healthcare workers in Manitoba;
New and experienced nurses and healthcare professionals are leaving our province and considering opportunities offered in other provinces that provide lucrative incentives and benefits to their healthcare professionals;
Many Manitoba seniors are on capped income and cannot afford their prescribed medications; and
Nurses are overworked due to high workloads.

We, the undersigned residents of Manitoba, call upon the House of Commons to work with Provincial Governments and other healthcare stakeholders to:1. Take nurses recruitment and retention seriously to help resolve the healthcare crisis;2. Ensure everyone who is contributing to Manitoba through taxes and our economy is eligible for Manitoba healthcare;3. Review the nurses' workload and incentive program to include all nurses, regardless of position status and type; and4. Reconsider some of the changes that have been made over the last few years and turn the health care facility into a facility that is capable of being, so the residents of Manitoba, particularly the communities of Tyndall Park, Maples, Burrows, Kildonan and even Lakeside have a place to go.Health care systemManitobaNurses45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 23, 2025451-00099451-00099 (Public safety)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas(i) The increasing intensity and cost of wildfires in Canada, not just in British Columbia but across the entire country, requires bold and timely action;(ii) Without a national air tanker fleet, each province must weigh the cost of purchasing or contracting aviation resources, with no guarantee that resources will be available when and where they are most needed;(iii) Fighting wildfires and addressing the climate crisis demands a wartime level of effort and commitment;(iv) Other countries retrofit retired military aircraft for aerial firefighting, providing rapid-response capability and national resilience;(v) The conversion of Canada's retired CC-130H Hercules fleet into state-of-the-art air tankers would protect communities, critical infrastructure, and help meet climate commitments by reducing catastrophic carbon releases from wildfires;(vi) This is a rare opportunity to strengthen Canada's sovereign firefighting capacity while stimulating high-skilled economic activity at home; and(vii) Coulson Aviation, a globally respected company based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, has already converted CC-130 Hercules aircraft into large airtankers and operates them successfully in partnership with governments around the world, including Australia and the United States.Therefore, We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada call upon the Government of Canada to:

Work in partnership with the private sector to retrofit a portion of the Government of Canada's retired Lockheed CC-130H Hercules fleet into large air tankers for use in wildfire suppression across Canada;

Deploy these aircraft as part of a strengthened national wildfire response capacity, to be shared with provinces and territories and, where appropriate, available for international humanitarian and emergency response missions; and

Prioritize this made-in-Canada solution that leverages Canadian engineering, global expertise, and delivers clear public benefits in protecting lives, communities, and the environment.

Firefighting equipmentForest firesHercules aircraft45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 23, 2025e-6583e-6583 (Social affairs and equality)avikarpAlexandreBoulericeRosemont—La Petite-PatrieNDPQCJune 11, 2025, at 12:16 p.m. (EDT)September 9, 2025, at 12:16 p.m. (EDT)September 23, 2025September 17, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Medical assistance in dying exists to allow for a dignified death, but no such program exists that allows for disabled people to have a dignified life;The Canada Disability Benefit does little to address the seriousness about the poverty that disabled people live under, despite the stated intention to "reduce poverty and support the financial security of working-age persons with disabilities";The Canada Disability Benefit is tied to the Disability Tax credit;According to the most recent data from Canada.ca, only 1.6 million Canadians have access to the Disability Tax Credit, while roughly 8 million Canadians are identified as disabled;During COVID-19 the government recognized that $2,000 a month was the bare minimum needed to survive; andthe increased cost of living leaves essentials such as food and housing especially unattainable for those on a fixed income.We, the undersigned, Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to prioritize a dignified life for individuals with disabilities by substantially increasing the disability pension. Starting by raising the Canada Disability Benefit so that a minimum of $2,150/month is earned for everyone who receives disability payments. Furthermore, we demand that this benefit be decoupled from the Disability Tax Credit to ensure broader accessibility.Canada disability benefitDisability tax creditPersons with disabilities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 22, 2025451-00097451-00097 (Employment and labour)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCSeptember 22, 2025May 26, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWhereas:

Canada has signed on to the Paris Agreement, which includes in its text the principle of a Just Transition;
It is the government's responsibility to ensure a fair deal for oil and gas workers who, by no fault of their own, are losing their jobs as the Canadian economy transitions to renewable energy;
The skills of oil and gas workers can easily be transitioned to jobs in renewable energy with the proper allocation of resources; and
Employment in the sector of renewable energy has already surpassed rates of employment in oil and gas, and continues to grow.

We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:

Working alongside oil and gas workers, create a plan for a Just Transition for oil and gas workers in Canada and include in it the 10 recommendations put forward by the Task Force on Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities.

Economic diversificationLabour forceOil and gasRenewable energy and fuel45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 22, 2025e-6555e-6555 (Citizenship and immigration)AkrambabikerSalmaZahidScarborough Centre—Don Valley EastLiberalONJune 16, 2025, at 12:59 p.m. (EDT)July 16, 2025, at 12:59 p.m. (EDT)September 22, 2025July 17, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318691" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship</Addressee>Whereas:There are prolonged delays in immigration processing that are adversely affecting Sudanese refugee claimants, Convention refugees, and Permanent Residency applicants;These delays have significant humanitarian implications, particularly in hindering family reunification efforts;Many individuals have been awaiting decisions on their immigration applications for years;This protracted processing time has rendered them ineligible for programs such as the Sudanese Family Reunification Pathway, which require finalized immigration status;Consequently, numerous families remain separated, with loved ones trapped in conflict zones and facing dire circumstances abroad;Many Sudanese refugee claimants in Canada are still awaiting court decisions while their dependent children abroad near the age limit for inclusion in permanent residency applications. Ongoing delays, worsened by the conflict in Sudan, risk permanent family separation;Protected persons in Canada currently cannot apply to reunite with family members such as parents and siblings still in Sudan until they obtain permanent residency — a process that often takes years. Given the dangerous conditions many of these family members are facing due to the ongoing conflict; andSudanese children abroad, separated from their parents in Canada, are being denied access to education, healthcare, and safety - rights due to administrative backlogs.We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to: 1. Prioritize and expedite the completion of security checks for Sudanese applicants;2. Facilitate the timely reunification of families affected by Sudanese war;3. Consider a policy solution or humanitarian exception to the age limit for dependents in such cases;4. Create a special humanitarian pathway that allows Sudanese protected persons to apply for the reunification of extended family members prior to receiving PR.Immigration and immigrantsSudan45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 22, 2025e-6488e-6488 (Social affairs and equality)JayWoodruffLeahGazanWinnipeg CentreNDPMBMay 23, 2025, at 4:23 p.m. (EDT)July 22, 2025, at 4:23 p.m. (EDT)September 22, 2025July 24, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:The disabled community represents 1 in 4 Canadians;Canada ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on March 11, 2010;The CRPD is an international human rights treaty aimed at protecting the rights and dignity of the disabled community without discrimination and on an equal basis with others; andThe disabled community has not had appropriate upholding of rights as set forth by the charter of rights and freedoms.We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Demand the Governor in Council appoint a Disability Commissioner of Canada; 2. This Disability Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor in Council by commission under the Great Seal, after consultation with the leader of every recognized party in the Senate and the House of Commons and after approval of the appointment by resolution of the Senate and the House of Commons. The incumbent shall hold office for a seven-year term;3. This Disabiltiy Commissioner shall investigate complaints from people who believe they have been denied rights under the Accessible Canada Act and make recommendations to government institutions;4. This Diaasbility Commissioner shall table an annual report to Parliament, as well as periodic report cards on the performance of individual departments; and5. This Disabilitty Commissioner shall regularly hold public consultations related to the subjects of their reports to Parliament, as well as for their periodic report cards on the performance of individual departments.Access for disabled peopleDisability CommissionerPersons with disabilities45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 19, 2025e-6782e-6782 (Social affairs and equality)ChristineNaylerHon.NathanielErskine-SmithBeaches—East YorkLiberalONSeptember 19, 2025, at 2:58 p.m. (EDT)November 18, 2025, at 2:58 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Over 350,000 unmarried, young, pregnant women were victims of forced adoption practices during the postwar decades. Canada’s postwar adoption policies have caused irreparable harm and trauma to these unmarried mothers, their children, and families;The Senate Report “The Shame Is Ours, Forced Adoption of The Babies of Unmarried Mothers in Post-War Canada” was issued in July 2018 and called for a formal public apology from the Government of Canada to be delivered in Parliament within one year of the report’s release;The Shame Is Ours Senate Report issued four recommendations, none of which have yet to be acted upon;Laws surrounding adoption records have prevented many of these children from knowing their own identities;The shame and secrecy surrounding these forced adoptions has resulted in the prevention of these mothers and children receiving counselling and support to deal with their trauma;The lack of support available to families during the reunification process often results in further harm subsequently leading to the unsuccessful reunification of families;The Australian Government issued an apology on March 21st 2013, the Irish Government on October 30th, 2020, Scotland on March 22, 2023, and Wales on April 25, 2023.We, the undersigned, Residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to take immediate steps to implement the four recommendations of The Shame is Ours Senate Report beginning with a formal public government apology to be delivered in Parliament.AdoptionChildren born outside marriageMothersOfficial apology45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 19, 2025451-00094451-00094 (Environment)JacobMantleYork—DurhamConservativeONSeptember 19, 2025September 17, 2025Petition to the Government of CanadaWe, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the Government of Canada to the following:Whereas

The invasive aquatic plant species water soldier (Stratiotes aloides) was discovered in Lake Simcoe in the area of Cook's Bay in August 2024 and its presence was confirmed by the Water Soldier Working Group, which group comprises federal and provincial government agencies, local municipalities, conservation authorities, first nations, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations dedicated to preventing the spread of water soldier and managing existing populations;
Water soldier is a physical threat to human health and the recreational enjoyment of Lake Simcoe because of its sharp serrated leaves and dense growth mats;
Water solider is a threat to native plants, fishes, and animals because it chokes off native plants, crowds out native habitats, and alters water chemistry;
Water solider is a threat to local agriculture because of its connection and proximity to the Holland River, which is an important water source for agricultural operations; and
Effective remediation measures exist to stop the spread of water soldier and manage existing populations, such as physical removal and herbicidal treatments.

Therefore, we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call on the Government of Canada to:1. List or otherwise identify water soldier as an invasive aquatic plant species under relevant federal law;2. Nominate a single federal department or agency to take responsibility for federal efforts to stop the spread and manage existing populations of water soldier, including by representing federal interests to the Water Soldier Working Group; and3. Allocate sufficient financial and technical support to the Water Soldier Working Group or its group members to research, monitor, remove, and manage water solider populations in Lake Simcoe and other bodies of water in Ontario.Invasive speciesLakesPest and weed controlWater soldier45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 19, 2025e-6572e-6572 (Culture and heritage)ChristopherPequinDanAlbasOkanagan Lake West—South KelownaConservativeBCJune 9, 2025, at 4:03 p.m. (EDT)September 7, 2025, at 4:03 p.m. (EDT)September 19, 2025September 17, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The Penticton Shooting Sports Association is a cornerstone of our community, offering critical training for hunting, firearms safety, and youth programs, while fostering family-friendly sport;The Penticton Shooting Sports Association, located on land managed by the Government of Canada, provides essential training facilities for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, other law enforcement agencies, and community members, including hunter education, firearms safety courses, proper firearms training for youth and cadets, and a welcoming space for family-oriented competitive shooting sports; andThe proposed divestment of the land by the Government of Canada jeopardizes the association’s ability to continue serving as a vital community and public safety resource.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to halt the divestment of the land occupied by the Penticton Shooting Sports Association and secure a renewed lease to ensure its continued operation as a community, public safety and family oriented recreational facility.Government landsGovernment leasesPenticton Shooting Sports AssociationShooting sportsSport and recreation facilities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 19, 2025e-6554e-6554 (Transportation)AlexGoatcherMelArnoldKamloops—Shuswap—Central RockiesConservativeBCJune 11, 2025, at 12:19 p.m. (EDT)September 9, 2025, at 12:19 p.m. (EDT)September 19, 2025September 17, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:The Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) in Yoho National Park is under federal jurisdiction for maintenance, upgrades, and safety;Average daily traffic volume in Yoho National Park reaches at least 7,500 vehicles per day; andThe Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) through Yoho National Park is one of the most dangerous sections of highway in Canada for humans (nine people killed in motor vehicle incidents in 2022) and wildlife.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1) Provide the funding to "twin" Highway 1 through Yoho National Park, upgrading it from a two-lane highway to a four-lane highway, in order to increase safety for the growing number of vehicles that use this highway for travel and commerce; and2) Provide funding to create wildlife overpasses/underpasses and fencing along Highway 1 through Yoho National Park as a part of the "twinning" construction of Highway 1 to ensure the safety of wildlife and people along the highway.National, provincial and territorial parks and reservesRoad safetyTrans-Canada HighwayWildlife conservationYoho National Park of Canada45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 19, 2025451-00091451-00091 (Taxation)SandraCobenaNewmarket—AuroraConservativeONSeptember 19, 2025June 12, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw attention of the Government of Canada to the following:Whereas:

Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;
Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;
Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, newcomer support, youth programs, and mental health outreach - all rooted in their faith traditions;
These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;
Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
Singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society.

We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Reject Recommendations 429 and 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report;2. Refrain from including these recommendations in the federal budget or any related legislation; and3. Affirm the charitable status of faith-based organizations whose work flows from sincerely held beliefs and whose contributions serve the common good in Canada.Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 19, 2025e-6806e-6806 (Government services and administration)JohnLawrenceJamilJivaniBowmanville—Oshawa NorthConservativeONSeptember 19, 2025, at 11:32 a.m. (EDT)November 18, 2025, at 11:32 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Canada Post, a Crown corporation owned by Canadians, is facing a financial and leadership crisis marked by conflicts of interest, fiscal mismanagement, and declining public trust, andThe CEO of Canada Post also sits on the board of Purolator Courier Canada, creating a blatant conflict of interest that undermines the integrity of the corporation, andCanadians in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities continue to face reduced financial services, Canada Post is uniquely positioned to expand into other services such as postal banking to serve the public while growing its revenue base.Despite record workloads during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada Post reported losses, while executives continued to receive bonuses.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to 1. Launch a full parliamentary inquiry into the finances and actions of Canada Post, including executive pay, conflicts of interest, fiscal mismanagement, and compliance with the Canada Post Corporation Act and to explore the feasibility of expanding services to Canadians to help offset the reduction in lettermail volumes and to better serve Canadians;2. Protect rural, remote, and Indigenous postal services by reaffirming the moratorium on post office closures; and3. Expand and modernize services, especially in rural and Indigenous communities—including postal banking, prescription delivery, rural internet, and seniors’ support—while upholding Canada Post’s responsibilities under the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.Canada Post CorporationIndigenous peoplesInquiries and public inquiriesPostal servicesRemote communitiesRural communities45th Parliament220CertifiedSeptember 19, 2025e-6605e-6605 (Indigenous affairs)Jo-AnneGreenJamieSchmaleHaliburton—Kawartha LakesConservativeONJune 20, 2025, at 4:40 p.m. (EDT)September 18, 2025, at 4:40 p.m. (EDT)September 19, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Indigenous identity fraud of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) Peoples occurs when individuals falsely claim to be an FNMI person and/or of FNMI ancestry for personal gain such as economic resources, research funding, employment, honorary positions, awards, and other benefits intended for FNMI Peoples;False claims of FNMI identity result in limited resources being diverted to individuals who are not FNMI;False claims of FNMI identity contribute to the commodification of FNMI heritage, misrepresentation, cultural appropriation, and false knowledge productions both cultural and intellectual;False claims of FNMI identity undermine the sovereignty of FNMI Peoples by diluting their political representation and decision-making ability; andFalse claims of FNMI identity have legal and economic ramifications such as intellectual property theft and the acquisition of government contracts and associated funding.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to: 1. Recognize identity fraud as a form of cultural appropriation and an infringement on the rights of FNMI Peoples;2. Support the establishment of Indigenous-led governance consisting of FNMI Peoples who will have decision-making capabilities;3. The FNMI governance is staffed and directed by First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Peoples;4. The right to self-determination includes the authority of FNMI-led initiatives to develop and implement protocols to authenticate FNMI Identity claims and to define their citizenship and/or membership in addressing FNMI identity fraud;5. Develop legislation that addresses FNMI identity fraud with clear definitions, mechanisms for enforcement, and legal penalties; and6. Launch educational initiatives that raise awareness about the harms of identity fraud and promote respectful engagement with FNMI communities.Allegations of fraud and fraudIdentityIndigenous peoples45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 18, 2025e-6805e-6805 (Justice)carlschpuniarLarryBrockBrantford—Brant South—Six NationsConservativeONSeptember 18, 2025, at 4:46 p.m. (EDT)December 17, 2025, at 4:46 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Children deserve meaningful relationships with both parents, yet parenting time is too often withheld despite court orders, causing emotional and developmental harmExisting court-ordered parenting arrangements lack enforceability, leaving parents with little recourse except costly and stressful returns to court.Equal shared parenting should be the default in custody cases, as it ensures fairness for parents and prioritizes the best interests of the child.We, the undersigned, parents, caregivers, and citizens of Canada who support equal shared parenting and enforceable parenting orders, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Establish equal shared parenting as the default presumption in federal family law (Divorce Act), ensuring both parents have meaningful access to their children;2. Strengthen enforcement mechanisms for court-ordered parenting time so that orders are respected and upheld without forcing parents back into repeated litigation; and3. Empower law enforcement and child protection agencies with clear authority to act when court-ordered parenting time is denied.Family lawJoint child custodyMarriage and divorce45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 18, 2025e-6801e-6801 (Social affairs and equality)AlexisVander VeldenPeterFragiskatosLondon CentreLiberalONSeptember 18, 2025, at 4:43 p.m. (EDT)January 16, 2026, at 4:43 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:The cost of living in Canada has risen significantly, including housing, food, transportation, and healthcare;Many seniors rely primarily on Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) benefits as their main source of income;The current average CPP and OAS benefits are insufficient to cover basic living expenses, leaving many seniors vulnerable to poverty and financial insecurity;Ensuring the dignity, health, and well-being of seniors is a responsibility shared by all Canadians.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to increase Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) benefits to reflect the rising cost of living, ensuring all seniors have access to affordable housing, nutritious food, healthcare, and transportation.Canada Pension PlanCost of livingOld Age SecuritySenior citizens45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 18, 2025e-6811e-6811 (Health)MichelleRobidouxHon.NathanielErskine-SmithBeaches—East YorkLiberalONSeptember 18, 2025, at 4:41 p.m. (EDT)January 16, 2026, at 4:41 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318692" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Health</Addressee>Whereas:Ontario’s Doug Ford government has redirected thousands of surgeries from public hospitals to private, for-profit clinics and hospitals, andThe private MRI/CT and cataract surgery clinics are extra-billing patients, charging user fees, and manipulating patients -- particularly elderly patients -- into paying thousands of dollars when they go in for care, andPatients are reporting exorbitant charges of $4,000, $8,000, even up to $11,000 for cataract surgery in Ontario’s private clinics, as well as hundreds of dollars for access to primary care in private for-profit nurse practitioner clinics, andThe Canada Health Act bans user fees and extra-billing of patients & requires that our medical care be funded by taxes (OHIP) and provided without financial barriers, based on Canadians’ medical need not how much money a person has, andNo patient should be forced or manipulated into paying for their cataract and other surgeries, MRIs and CTs, and primary care – in fact these charges are just what the Canada Health Act was set up to prevent, thereforeWe, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to uphold and enforce the Canada Health Act.Canada Health ActHealth services accessibilityPrivate health care45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 18, 2025e-6641e-6641 (Business and trade)ScottWilliamsShelbyKramp-NeumanHastings—Lennox and Addington—TyendinagaConservativeONJuly 16, 2025, at 10:05 a.m. (EDT)September 14, 2025, at 10:05 a.m. (EDT)September 18, 2025September 17, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Due to changes in Canada’s relationship with the United States and other major trading partners, many Canadians wish to make purchase decisions based on where a product originates;Country of origin labelling is currently only required on a subset of products available to Canadian consumers;Country of origin information that is currently provided is inconsistent both in content and in format, with many labels being of such small print as to be ineffective;Country of origin information is often not available at all for products sold online; andConsumers are therefore unable to make informed purchase decisions, and may be misled by manufacturers and other producers;We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to require country of origin labelling of all food products and consumer goods sold in Canada, such labels to be clear, consistent, and easily understood by the average consumer, and such country of origin information to be visible and available regardless of whether the product is sold from a physical location or online.Consumer productsCountry of originPackaging and labelling45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 18, 2025e-6812e-6812 (Social affairs and equality)GenevieveCoutuLouisPlamondonBécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—AlnôbakBloc QuébécoisQCSeptember 18, 2025, at 3:24 p.m. (EDT)January 16, 2026, at 3:24 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Family caregivers provide vital uncompensated support to individuals who are sick, are losing their independence or are living with a disability;Their work saves the government hundreds of millions of dollars each year by reducing the burden on hospitals and long-term care facilities;When these responsibilities are transferred to the public system, costs increase considerably—and are borne by taxpayers;Given the current cost of living, it is becoming increasingly difficult for family caregivers to leave their jobs to take care of a loved one at home;If nothing is done, more and more family caregivers will have to step back from their roles, making the crisis situation in our health care system worse;Compensating family caregivers would cost much less than building new facilities, staffing them and managing them.We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada,, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Recognize family caregivers in Canada and compensate them fairly, that is, formally recognize the role of family caregivers as an integral part of the health care system;2. Establish a monthly federal benefit or compensation program for full-time family caregivers;3. Increase access to and the duration of family caregiver benefits under Employment Insurance; and4. Establish a national support and respite program for family caregivers that is accessible throughout Canada.Caregivers and health care professionalsEmployment insurance caregiving benefitsHealth care system45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 18, 2025e-6636e-6636 (Natural resources and energy)OleHendricksonElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJuly 10, 2025, at 12:20 p.m. (EDT)September 8, 2025, at 12:20 p.m. (EDT)September 18, 2025September 17, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Canada is poised to award a multi-billion dollar contract — the largest federal contract ever — to a consortium of U.S. companies;If this happens, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, a former Atomic Energy of Canada Limited subsidiary, will be owned by American firms calling themselves “Nuclear Laboratories Partners of Canada.”;The new contract would last up to 20 years, cost taxpayers over 24 billion dollars, and allow private commercial work at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited sites across Canada;Hundreds of millions of dollars in contract management fees would be paid annually to firms that operate U.S. nuclear weapons facilities;Canadian Nuclear Laboratories' current projects include a $1+ billion facility to enable plutonium research, and a tritium extraction facility; plutonium and tritium are key explosive ingredients in nuclear weapons;Parliament appropriated over $10 billion to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited under a current 10-year contract, more than half for decommissioning and waste management, but the federal nuclear liability increased;Canadian Nuclear Laboratories proposes to dump a million tonnes of radioactive waste in an earthen mound beside the Ottawa River, and bury the radioactive remains of two reactors beside the Ottawa and Winnipeg Rivers; andAtomic Energy of Canada Limited's performance under the current contract has never been publicly audited.We, the undersigned,citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to order the Auditor General to conduct an independent, objective and systematic assessment of how well Atomic Energy of Canada Limited is managing its activities, responsibilities and resources; and prohibit AECL from issuing a contract to Nuclear Laboratories Partners of Canada, or any other private body, until the audit is complete and its results are made publicly available and discussed in Parliament.Atomic Energy of Canada LimitedAudits and auditorsGovernment contracts45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 18, 2025e-6561e-6561 (Foreign affairs)Syed Shaan-e-AliMehdiHeatherMcPhersonEdmonton StrathconaNDPABJune 6, 2025, at 1:55 p.m. (EDT)July 6, 2025, at 1:55 p.m. (EDT)September 18, 2025July 7, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:This petition is being presented in the context of the rapidly deteriorating political situation in Pakistan concerning democracy, human rights, and the safety of Canadian-Pakistanis who have been vocal in their support for these causes;Pakistan has witnessed significant political and social upheaval in recent months. Specifically, on November 26, 2024, thousands of unarmed protesters, protesting the fraudulent February 2024 elections and former Prime Minister Imran Khan's incarceration, were directly fired upon with live ammunition by the unelected military-backed regime. The Guardian has published a detailed report elucidating upon this;The detention of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the silencing of opposition voices, and the escalation of human rights abuses are deeply alarming. These developments not only threaten democracy within Pakistan but also have repercussions for Pakistani diasporas worldwide, including here in Canada.We believe the support of the Canadian government is crucial in amplifying these concerns and in exploring how we can collectively advocate for democracy, justice, and the safety of Canadian citizens.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:1. Call for an immediate inquiry into the tragic events of the November 26, 2024, Islamabad Massacre in which the military regime opened fire on unarmed protesters as well as an inquiry into the tainted February 2024 general elections;2. Call for the immediate release of Imran Khan and other political prisoners in Pakistan;3. Issue a statement in solidarity with the restoration of the people's mandate and democratic governance in Pakistan; and4. Issue a strong condemnation of threats and acts of transnational repression targeting Canadian-Pakistanis.Civil and human rightsDemocracyPakistanPolitical prisonersTransnational repression45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 18, 2025e-6494e-6494 (Foreign affairs)GerardAldridgeHeatherMcPhersonEdmonton StrathconaNDPABMay 26, 2025, at 4:38 p.m. (EDT)June 25, 2025, at 4:38 p.m. (EDT)September 18, 2025June 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The dissolution of the 44th Parliament terminated petition e-5345 before presentation and response, without recourse to carry its signatories forward effectively muzzling the voices of those 66,562 who signed from ten provinces and three territories;Donald J. Trump is a convicted and sentenced felon of the United States of America;Donald J. Trump is an insurrectionist, having engaged in one on his own US Capitol, as concluded in state court decisions in the United States of America;Donald J. Trump is making ongoing threats of both a monetary and sovereign nature against Canada;Donald J. Trump’s criminal background demonstrates that both his words and actions represent a danger to the security and sovereignty of Canada;Donald J. Trump, in his capacity as 47th President of the United States of America or otherwise, may have occasion to attempt entry to Canada;Donald J. Trump could be found inadmissible to Canada on the basis of criminality and security reasons.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to Refuse Donald J. Trump entry to Canada until such time as he cease and desist making threats, or taking actions contrary, to the well being of Canadians, in particular to our monetary and sovereign security; compliance as a step toward overcoming his inadmissibility.Canada-United States relationsPersona non grataTrump, Donald45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 18, 2025e-6619e-6619 (Foreign affairs)ChelseaBarnowichHeatherMcPhersonEdmonton StrathconaNDPABJune 26, 2025, at 12:18 p.m. (EDT)July 26, 2025, at 12:18 p.m. (EDT)September 18, 2025July 30, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of civilian lives, including children, and has led to the destruction of essential infrastructure, access to food, medical care, and shelter;Canada has a longstanding commitment to peacekeeping, international law, and the protection of civilians in conflict zones;The ongoing conflict continues to pose grave threats to regional stability, human rights, and international peace; andImpartial international peacekeeping forces have historically played a vital role in protecting civilians and facilitating humanitarian aid in areas of armed conflict.We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to work with international partners, including the United Nations, to urgently deploy peacekeeping forces to Gaza for the protection of civilians, to support the delivery of humanitarian aid, and to uphold Canada’s commitment to international humanitarian law and the responsibility to protect vulnerable populations.GazaHumanitarian assistance and workersInternational relationsPeacekeeping and peacemaking45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 18, 2025e-6681e-6681 (Foreign affairs)ChelseaBarnowichHeatherMcPhersonEdmonton StrathconaNDPABJuly 30, 2025, at 10:10 a.m. (EDT)August 29, 2025, at 10:10 a.m. (EDT)September 18, 2025September 17, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Civilians in Gaza are enduring prolonged periods without food as aid is blocked and seekers are targeted—conditions consistent with the use of starvation as a weapon, in violation of international law;UN agencies confirm mass starvation in Gaza is man-made and preventable, with over one million children at risk of dying from hunger and disease;More than 875 Palestinians have been killed at food distribution sites since May 2025, in strikes condemned as war crimes;Nearly 90% of Gaza’s population has been forcibly displaced into increasingly uninhabitable zones without access to food, water, or medical care;Hospitals, schools, journalists, UN workers, and aid centers have been repeatedly attacked, in violation of international humanitarian law;The United Nations, the International Criminal Court, and human rights experts have opened or supported investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza;Canada is a signatory to the Geneva Conventions and Rome Statute and is legally obligated to prevent war crimes and genocide;Canada continues to export arms and issue military contracts to Israel while offering diplomatic protection;Inaction in the face of atrocities is complicity, not neutrality; andCanadians across communities have called for a ceasefire, an end to military support, and the protection of all civilian life.We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Call on the Government of Canada to immediately suspend all arms exports to Israel;2. Support war crimes investigations;3. Demand unrestricted aid access; and 4. End its complicity in violations of international law.Foreign policyHumanitarian assistance and workersInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelPalestine45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 18, 2025451-00084451-00084 (Justice)DanMazierRiding MountainConservativeMBSeptember 18, 2025November 4, 2024Petition to the Government of CanadaWHEREAS:

The crime rate in Swan River and surrounding area continues to rise and pose a significant threat to public safety, community wellbeing, and economic success;
Since 2015, violent crime has increased by 32%, gang-related homicides have increased by 92%, violent, repeat offenders are obtaining bail much more easily, and increasing daily acts of crime and violence are putting Canadians at risk;
Swan River's crime severity index — a measure that takes into account how much crime is reported and the seriousness of the crime — increased by over 50% from five years prior; and
Local businesses should not have to accept the financial and economic consequences of the government's lack of action in addressing crime.

We, the undersigned, residents of Swan River and area, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Deliver a detailed plan to specifically address the rising rate of crime in rural Canada; and
Repeal soft-on-crime and catch-and-release policies that have directly contributed to the rising rate of crime in Canada.

Crime and criminalityRural communities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 18, 2025e-6484e-6484 (Social affairs and equality)VanessaSt LouisGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCMay 21, 2025, at 3:12 p.m. (EDT)August 19, 2025, at 3:12 p.m. (EDT)September 18, 2025August 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Black Canadians have endured centuries of systemic racism, beginning with Transatlantic slavery, followed by legalized segregation, and ongoing institutional discrimination in policing, education, employment, housing, healthcare, and the justice system;Despite historical injustices exemplified by cases such as Viola Desmond and recent tragedies including the deaths of Dafonte Miller, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, and Lester Donaldson, the Government of Canada has yet to formally apologize or enact legislation specifically addressing anti-Black racism; Black Canadians continue to face disproportionate hate crimes, racial profiling, and social exclusion;Incidents such as the anti-Black hate crime at Toronto’s Exhibition Place on May 3, 2025, demonstrate the continued vulnerability and lack of protection for Black Ontarians; andDespite numerous calls to action, Canada lacks dedicated anti-Black racism legislation, leaving Black Canadians exposed to systemic harm and injustice without meaningful legal recourse.We, the undersigned, Black Canadians, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Formally acknowledge and apologize for the historical and ongoing injustices experienced by Black Canadians;2. Enact comprehensive legislation that specifically addresses anti-Black racism, including hate crime protections and institutional accountability measures; and3. Implement policies to dismantle systemic discrimination across all sectors, ensuring the safety, dignity, and equal opportunity of Black Canadians.Black CanadiansOfficial apologyRacial equality45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 17, 2025451-00082451-00082 (Fisheries)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCSeptember 17, 2025May 22, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada draw the attention of the House to the following:THAT, WHEREAS a public survey done in 2011 found that 70% of British Columbians agree with the statement that, "wild Pacific salmon are as important to British Columbians as the French language is to Quebeckers";WHEREAS the Fraser River sockeye run unexpectedly collapsed in 2009, with only 1 million of the expected 10 million salmon returning to spawn;WHEREAS this collapse prompted the Government of Canada to launch a comprehensive Federal Commission of Inquiry, headed by the Honourable Bruce Cohen and released in 2012, to investigate the cause of this catastrophic decline;WHEREAS among the 75 recommendations stemming from Justice Cohen's inquiry were:

The Government of Canada should remove from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans mandate the promotion of salmon farming as an industry and farmed salmon as a product,
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans should explicitly consider proximity to migrating Fraser River sockeye when siting salmon farms, should consider relocating existing salmon farms that are too close to existing salmon runs, and should consider prohibiting net-pen salmon farming altogether, especially in the Discovery Islands,
Department of Fisheries and Oceans should encourage British Columbia to require users of pesticides in forestry and agriculture to record, and report annually to the province, the areas where pesticides were applied and the amounts used, and
To improve future sustainability of the Fraser River sockeye, the Government of Canada should champion, within Canada and internationally, reasonable steps to address the causes of warming waters and climate change; and

WHEREAS years later, the recommendations made by Justice Cohen in the Inquiry have yet to be implemented.THEREFORE, YOUR PETITIONERS call upon the House of Commons to act on the precautionary principle and immediately implement all of the 75 recommendations made by Justice Cohen to save our salmon.Cohen CommissionFisheries policyFisheries stocksFraser RiverPacific fisheriesSockeye salmon45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 17, 2025e-6586e-6586 (Taxation)Tsz LokChanCathayWagantallYorkton—MelvilleConservativeSKJune 16, 2025, at 1:13 p.m. (EDT)August 15, 2025, at 1:13 p.m. (EDT)September 17, 2025August 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee’s pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, family supports, assisting newcomers, youth programs, and mental health outreach — all rooted in their faith traditions;These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; andSingling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society;We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Reject Recommendations 429 and 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee’s pre-budget report;2. Refrain from including these recommendations in the federal budget or any related legislation; and3. Affirm the charitable status of faith-based organizations whose work flows from sincerely held beliefs and whose contributions serve the common good in Canada.Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 17, 2025451-00080451-00080 (Health)CherylGallantAlgonquin—Renfrew—PembrokeConservativeONSeptember 17, 2025December 13, 2024PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWhereas:

Parliament has neither discussed nor debated Canada's participation in a proposed World Health Organization (WHO) International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (Pandemic Treaty) that is currently being negotiated and due to be signed by May 2024;

In parallel to the Pandemic Treaty drafting process, hundreds of amendments have been proposed by 16 member states to the International Health Regulations (IHRs), which govern the conduct of countries and provide the legal framework for the WHO to exercise its powers;

Parliament has neither discussed nor debated the amendments to 5 Articles of the IHR that were adopted by the 75th World Health Assembly on May 27, 2022 and states have 18 months to opt out of these amendments;

The outcomes of these efforts will give legally binding, "emergency" powers to the WHO, with potential far- reaching impacts on the lives, health and human rights of Canadians; and

Canada must be careful not to agree to anything that could give away our sovereignty on health care, even if there is tremendous international pressure to do so for the sake of pandemic preparedness.

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to urgently allow Parliament the opportunity to debate and vote on the amendments to the IHRs that have already been adopted by the 75th World Health Assembly and to allow opportunity for parliamentary scrutiny of the proposed amendments currently being negotiated by WHO delegates.PandemicWorld Health Organization45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 17, 2025451-00079451-00079 (Justice)DanMazierRiding MountainConservativeMBSeptember 17, 2025November 4, 2024Petition to the Government of CanadaWHEREAS:

The crime rate in Swan River and surrounding area continues to rise and pose a significant threat to public safety, community wellbeing, and economic success;
Since 2015, violent crime has increased by 32%, gang-related homicides have increased by 92%, violent, repeat offenders are obtaining bail much more easily, and increasing daily acts of crime and violence are putting Canadians at risk;
Swan River's crime severity index — a measure that takes into account how much crime is reported and the seriousness of the crime — increased by over 50% from five years prior; and
Local businesses should not have to accept the financial and economic consequences of the government's lack of action in addressing crime.

We, the undersigned, residents of Swan River and area, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Deliver a detailed plan to specifically address the rising rate of crime in rural Canada; and
Repeal soft-on-crime and catch-and-release policies that have directly contributed to the rising rate of crime in Canada.

Crime and criminalityRural communities45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 17, 2025e-6756e-6756 (Environment)KarlyMcRaeDanMazierRiding MountainConservativeMBSeptember 17, 2025, at 4:42 p.m. (EDT)October 17, 2025, at 4:42 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Parks Canada abruptly reversed its previously announced decision to allow motorized boat access on Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park hours before the May long weekend.Parks Canada announced motorized watercraft access would be restored on Clear Lake in January 2025 by implementing a “one boat, one lake” policy.As recently as May 12, 2025, emails obtained show that Parks Canada was still advising the public that motorized boats would be permitted on Clear Lake.This decision by Parks Canada to abruptly reverse the “one boat, one lake” policy was made without adequate public consultation.Parks Canada failed to host an in-person, public meeting to explain their decision, despite multiple requests by stakeholders, elected officials, and individuals.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture to Reverse the Parks Canada’s decision to ban motorized watercraft on Clear Lake and reinstate the previously announced “one boat, one lake” policy, which allowed responsible and controlled access while addressing environmental concerns.BanClear lakePleasure craftRiding Mountain National Park45th Parliament220CertifiedSeptember 17, 2025e-6563e-6563 (Citizenship and immigration)ArshamParsiElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJune 5, 2025, at 2:46 p.m. (EDT)September 3, 2025, at 2:46 p.m. (EDT)September 17, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:The Government of Canada has paused the intake of private sponsorship refugee applications until December 31, 2025;Many approved privately sponsored refugee applicants are experiencing significant delays, with some waiting over a year for interviews at the Canadian Embassy in Ankara, Türkiye;These delays have left vulnerable individuals in precarious situations, facing risks such as deportation, lack of legal work opportunities, and mental health challenges; andPrivate sponsors across Canada are prepared and committed to supporting these refugees upon their arrival.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Resume the intake of private sponsorship refugee applications as soon as possible and before the current pause ends on December 31, 2025; and2. Expedite the processing of already approved privately sponsored refugee cases, prioritizing timely interviews at the Canadian Embassy in Ankara, Türkiye.BacklogsPrivate Sponsorship of Refugees ProgramRefugee sponsorship45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 16, 2025451-00078451-00078 (Parliament and politics)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 16, 2025February 5, 2025Petition to the House of Commons We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following: Whereas:

Canada made us all a promise, that promise was that anyone from anywhere could do anything;
Now, after nine years of this Prime Minister, the promise of Canada has been broken. He has broken a lot of promises. He promised to balance the budget, to reduce taxes on the middle class, and to build more affordable housing, but all those promises were broken;
So many hardworking young Canadians who are 35 living in their parent's basements. This never happened before this Prime Minister came along with his policies that doubled housing costs. Every month, 2,000 people line up at food banks. There are 1,800 homeless encampments across Ontario. This has never been seen before. This is the type of thing we see in third world countries. People are dying in these encampments. Gun violence is up 120% since this Prime Minister went after hunters while letting criminals and gun smugglers go free;
It is time to axe the tax to make work pay off again, so that servers, truck drivers and plumbers who work more earn more and bring home powerful paycheques. For that to happen, though, people need a roof over their heads. Currently, Canada has fewer homes per capita than any other G7 country. There is too much red tape. We must incentivize municipalities to speed up building permits, cut building taxes and free up land for building, while axing the tax that stands in the way of construction, so that young people still have a chance of getting a home. We must cap population growth so that the housing stock grows faster than the population; and
We must fix the budget with a law that requires the government to find one dollar of savings for every new dollar of spending. This is how parents, seniors and small businesses balance their budgets, and they expect us to adopt the same common-sense approach. We must cut the use of consultants. We must cut bureaucracy, waste and big handouts to multinational corporations that are offshoring our money. We must cut all that to bring the money home so we can lower deficits, inflation and interest rates and fund our social services. We must stop the crime not by banning hunting rifles but by being tough on criminals and strengthening the border. By doing this, Canada can bring home a country where hard work earns a more powerful paycheque that buys affordable food, gas and homes in safe communities, where anyone from anywhere can do anything through hard work. That is the promise of Canada, and that is what we must bring home.

Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents, call on the Government of Canada to:Axe the tax. Build Homes. Fix the Budget. Stop the Crime. Call an immediate carbon tax election so that Canadians can judge the government for its many failures and replace the government with a new common sense conservative government that will axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime.Budgetary policyCarbon taxCrime preventionHousing45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 16, 2025451-00077451-00077 (Justice)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 16, 2025June 3, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWhereas:

Choosing medical assistance in dying (MAID) due to lack of available services or treatments is not a real choice;
Allowing medical assistance in dying for those with disabilities or chronic illness who are not dying devalues their lives, tacitly endorsing the notion that life with disability is optional, and by extension, dispensable;
Offering medical assistance in dying as a "solution" for disability or chronic illness reduces incentives to improve treatment and care for people with these conditions;
Canadians do not want an ableist healthcare system where the lives of those with disabilities are seen as not worth living;
Many disability advocates in Canada have expressed opposition to allowing MAID for people with disabilities.

Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Protect all Canadians whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable by prohibiting medical assistance in dying for those whose prognosis for natural death is more than six months.

Medical assistance in dyingPersons with disabilities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 16, 2025451-00076451-00076 (Health)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 16, 2025June 14, 2024Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament AssembledWE, THE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENTS OF CANADA, draw the attention of the House to the following:Whereas sexually explicit material - including demeaning material and material depicting sexual violence - can be easily accessed on the Internet by young persons; Whereas a significant proportion of the sexually explicit material accessed online is made available on the Internet for commercial purposes and is not protected by any effective age-verification method;Whereas the consumption of sexually explicit material by young persons is associated with a range of serious harms, including the development of pornography addiction, the reinforcement of gender stereotypes and the development of attitudes favourable to harassment and violence - including sexual harassment and sexual violence - particularly against women;Whereas Parliament recognizes that the harmful effect of the increasing accessibility of sexually explicit material online for young persons is an important public health and public safety concern;Whereas online age-verification technology is increasingly sophisticated and can now effectively ascertain the age of users without breaching their privacy rights;Whereas anyone making sexually explicit material available on the Internet for commercial purposes has a responsibility to ensure that it is not accessed by young persons; andWhereas online age-verification was the primary recommendation made by stakeholders during a 2017 study by the Standing Committee on Health.THEREFORE your petitioners call upon the House of Commons to adopt Bill S-210, Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act.InternetLegal agePornographyYoung people45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 16, 2025451-00075451-00075 (Parliament and politics)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 16, 2025February 15, 2021Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following: Whereas, certain regions and provinces of our country face underrepresentation in Canada's legislative decision-making process, and that this underrepresentation had led to an institutional disparity and has created a crisis in national unity. Further, the framers of our Constitution intended that the Senate, as Canada's upper legislative body in our bicameral parliament, would be allocated to ensure fair representation. Whereas the original regional distribution has not evolved as our federation has grown and changed. Therefore, regions of Canada demand fair representation in the Senate to address the uneven distribution of Canada's population (especially where a region an oversized economic contribution to the Federation), and to provide a balance to safeguard regional interests. Whereas, we cannot remain silent in the face of a lack of institutional representation in Canada's Parliament; Therefore we, the undersigned, call on the Government to take the following actions to address the situation:1. Take the steps required to establish equal representation for each province in the Senate.Representation by populationSenatorial divisions45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 16, 2025451-00074451-00074 (Foreign affairs)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 16, 2025December 13, 2024Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following: Whereas:

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that was started by Hezbollah on October 8th, 2023, has had terrible consequences for Lebanese people; including the loss of thousands of lives and the displacement of at least 1.2 million people;
Hezbollah is a terrorist Iranian regime proxy that acts to serve that regime's ideology and against the people of Lebanon;
Hezbollah has refused to abide by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 by refusing to disarm and refusing to allow the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Armed Forces to take back control of Lebanese territory; and
The Lebanese people want an end to the colonial domination of their territory by the Iranian regime.

Therefore, we, the undersigned citizens and residents, call on the Government of Canada to:

Seek the immediate disarmament of Hezbollah and the end of aid by the Iranian regime to Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations; and
Seek the restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty, with all Lebanese territory governed by an elected, sovereign Lebanese government.

Foreign policyHezbollahLebanon45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 16, 2025451-00073451-00073 (Taxation)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABSeptember 16, 2025July 22, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw attention of the Government of Canada to the following:Whereas:

Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;
Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;
Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, newcomer support, youth programs, and mental health outreach - all rooted in their faith traditions;
These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;
Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
Singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society.

Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;
Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;
Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, newcomer support, youth programs, and mental health outreach - all rooted in their faith traditions;
These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;
Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
Singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society.

Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;
Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;
Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, newcomer support, youth programs, and mental health outreach - all rooted in their faith traditions;
These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;
Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
Singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society.

Statistics Canada cites that approximately 4.8 million Canadians do not have a regular doctor;
Despite the number of physicians in Canada growing, the number of Canadians without a regular doctor remains stable;
92 per cent of physicians work in urban centres, while just 8 per cent work in rural areas; and,
In Victoria and Sidney, B.C., average wait time for a walk-in clinic are 92 and 180 minutes respectively,

We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:

Work with all the provinces and territories in Canada to come to a holistic and fair solution to Canada's family doctor shortage

Family doctorsHealth services accessibility45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 16, 2025451-00069451-00069 (Foreign affairs)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCSeptember 16, 2025June 13, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas:

Under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions, Canada is required to respect international humanitarian law;
Under Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel as an occupying power must allow and facilitate humanitarian aid by impartial organizations;
Canada's own international Assistance Accountability Act requires that all Canadian foreign aid uphold human rights and international legal standards; and

Israel's policy and actions violate all of these obligations.

Therefore, we, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Publicly and unequivocally reject the militarized aid model currently used in Palestine;2. Demand the full restoration of access for UN agencies and established humanitarian NGOs, including UNRWA and the World Food Programme;3. Insist on safe and immediate entry for Canadian healthcare workers and other international humanitarian personnel to Palestine; 4. Withhold Canadian funding from any entity or model that does not comply with principles of neutrality, impartiality, independence, and humanity;5. Ensure that all Canadian aid to Gaza is delivered through internationally recognized humanitarian channels.Foreign policyHumanitarian assistance and workersInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelPalestine45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 16, 2025451-00068451-00068 (Health)BradVisMission—Matsqui—AbbotsfordConservativeBCSeptember 16, 2025December 11, 2024PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWHEREAS:

Many adult Canadians make use of nicotine pouches as a form of nicotine replacement therapy, which can help them quit tobacco smoking by relieving cravings and withdrawal symptoms;
The Government of Canada has banned the sale of nicotine pouches from convenience stores, gas stations and online and will only allow pharmacies to sell the product behind the counter;
Small businesses including convenience stores have a proven track record of responsibly selling age- restricted products, including nicotine replacement therapies; and
This restriction takes away the freedom of choice from adult Canadians on where and how they access such products and will not prevent minors from accessing these products via the illicit market.

THEREFORE:

We, the undersigned citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Health to remove the restrictions on sales of nicotine pouches to only pharmacies and allow convenience stores to sell the product once again.

Convenience storesNicotine45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 16, 2025451-00067451-00067 (Justice)DanMazierRiding MountainConservativeMBSeptember 16, 2025November 4, 2024Petition to the Government of CanadaWHEREAS:

The crime rate in Swan River and surrounding area continues to rise and pose a significant threat to public safety, community wellbeing, and economic success;
Since 2015, violent crime has increased by 32%, gang-related homicides have increased by 92%, violent, repeat offenders are obtaining bail much more easily, and increasing daily acts of crime and violence are putting Canadians at risk;
Swan River's crime severity index — a measure that takes into account how much crime is reported and the seriousness of the crime — increased by over 50% from five years prior; and
Local businesses should not have to accept the financial and economic consequences of the government's lack of action in addressing crime.

We, the undersigned, residents of Swan River and area, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Deliver a detailed plan to specifically address the rising rate of crime in rural Canada; and
Repeal soft-on-crime and catch-and-release policies that have directly contributed to the rising rate of crime in Canada.

Crime and criminalityRural communities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 15, 2025451-00066451-00066 (Health)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCSeptember 15, 2025May 23, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWhereas:

The overdose crisis in Canada is a public health emergency, as has already been declared by British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer and several municipalities across Canada;
More than 13,900 individuals have died of opioid-related deaths and there have been 17,050 opioid-related poisoning hospitalizations in Canada since 2016;
There is disproportionate representation of Indigenous people affected by the overdose crisis; and
The Canadian Public Health Association, the Global Commission on Drug Policy, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations, have recommended drug decriminalization.

We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:

Declare a public health emergency due to overdose deaths in Canada;
Reframe the overdose crisis in Canada as a health issue rather than a criminal issue;
Take a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to the overdose crisis, by addressing issues of addiction, poverty, housing, health care, racial discrimination, and economic inequality and instability;
Listen to and act on recommendations made by social workers, front-line workers, nurses, doctors, drug users, and individuals directly involved in the drug-using community; and
Decriminalize drugs in Canada.

DecriminalizationDrug use and abuseOpiates and opioidsPublic health45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 15, 2025e-6530e-6530 (Natural resources and energy)TaylorOglowGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCMay 29, 2025, at 10:19 a.m. (EDT)August 27, 2025, at 10:19 a.m. (EDT)September 15, 2025August 28, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Canada’s forestry industry is a source of good jobs for rural and urban communities;The forestry industry has faced multiple challenges in recent years, including increasing wildfires and severe insect infestations, that have led to significant job losses;The U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute poses a serious economic threat to Canada’s forestry industry as well as the communities it supports;Forest biomass energy production has the potential to provide Canadian electrical grids with a sustainable source of energy while creating jobs for rural and urban communities; andCanada’s failure to implement biomass tax incentives has left our forestry sector at a competitive disadvantage compared to the U.S.We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to commit to the passage of the proposed biomass component of the Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit to support Canadian forestry jobs in the 2025 Fall Budget.BiomassClean technology investment tax creditForest products industry45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 15, 2025451-00064451-00064 (Natural resources and energy)Hon.KodyBloisKings—HantsLiberalNSSeptember 15, 2025September 8, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWHEREASPremier Wab Kinew, Manitoba and Premier P.J. Akeeagok, Nunavut and Premier Legault, Quebec and Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, Mohawk council have all requested federal government grants to pay for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission lines in their respective community energy corridor projects.We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled, respectfully request the former federal government loan support for the Atlantic Loop project to be revisited as federal government grant support for the HVDC transmission line energy corridor for delivering clean, stable BASE LOAD from Quebec to NB, NS & PEI.Electric powerElectrical gridsFederal-provincial-territorial fiscal arrangements45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 15, 2025451-00063451-00063 (Justice)DanMazierRiding MountainConservativeMBSeptember 15, 2025November 4, 2024Petition to the Government of CanadaWHEREAS:

The crime rate in Swan River and surrounding area continues to rise and pose a significant threat to public safety, community wellbeing, and economic success;
Since 2015, violent crime has increased by 32%, gang-related homicides have increased by 92%, violent, repeat offenders are obtaining bail much more easily, and increasing daily acts of crime and violence are putting Canadians at risk;
Swan River's crime severity index — a measure that takes into account how much crime is reported and the seriousness of the crime — increased by over 50% from five years prior; and
Local businesses should not have to accept the financial and economic consequences of the government's lack of action in addressing crime.

We, the undersigned, residents of Swan River and area, call upon the Government of Canada to:

Deliver a detailed plan to specifically address the rising rate of crime in rural Canada; and
Repeal soft-on-crime and catch-and-release policies that have directly contributed to the rising rate of crime in Canada.

Crime and criminalityRural communities45th Parliament222Presented to the House of CommonsSeptember 15, 2025451-00062451-00062 (Correctional system)BradVisMission—Matsqui—AbbotsfordConservativeBCSeptember 15, 2025January 23, 2024Petition to the Government of Canada WHEREAS:

At the direction of the Liberal government, the Correctional Service of Canada is operating the Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) in federal correctional institutions, effectively encouraging illicit drugs use in prisons;
Illicit drugs in federal institutions are contraband. Equally, any items used for injecting drugs are also contraband;
The presence of needles for illicit drug use in correctional institutions presents a severe safety risk to both inmates and correctional officers;
The already hazardous workplace of the correctional officer is made more dangerous by the presence of the PNEP; and
The Canadian Drug and Substances Strategy should focus on helping Canadians recover from addiction and receive treatment, not on supporting these addictions.

THEREFORE:We, the undersigned citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to cancel the Prison Needle Exchange Program's operations, stop permitting the use of illicit drugs in Canadian prions, and focus the efforts on helping inmates recover from their addictions.Correctional facilitiesDrug use and abuseNeedle exchange program45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00061451-00061 (Social affairs and equality)PhilipLawrenceNorthumberland—ClarkeConservativeONJune 20, 2025September 15, 2025June 19, 2025Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament AssembledTO THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWE THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS OF CANADA, draw the attention of the House to the following:WHEREAS seniors who qualify for the Survivor's Benefit Pension;AND WHEREAS the current legislation does not allow the survivor the full entitlement to the benefit if they themselves are receiving their own CPP.THEREFORE the act should be changed to allow the survivor to receive 100% of their spouses/partners Survivor's Benefit regardless of if the surviving spouse receives their own CPP that they contributed to.

Response by the Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern OntarioSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Annie KoutrakisThe Government of Canada thanks the undersigned for their proposed changes to Canada Pension Plan (CPP) survivor benefits, specifically the request to increase the monthly survivor’s pension to receive 100% of their survivor’s pension generated by the death of their spouse, even in cases where the survivor is receiving their own CPP retirement pension. The CPP is one of the three pillars of Canada’s retirement income system. The first pillar is the Old Age Security (OAS) program. The benefits under the OAS program include the basic OAS pension, which is paid to all persons aged 65 or over who meet the residence requirements, the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) for low-income seniors, and the Allowances for low-income Canadians aged 60 to 64 who are the spouses or common-law partners of GIS recipients. For low-income survivors aged 60 to 64 who do not remarry or become a common law partner of a new person, the Allowance for the Survivor can provide additional income support. The CPP, as the second pillar, is a social insurance program funded by the contributions of employees, employers and self-employed persons, and by income earned on CPP investments. It covers virtually all employed and self-employed persons in Canada, excluding Quebec, which operates its own comprehensive plan. The CPP provides workers and their families with basic income replacement in the event of a contributor’s retirement, disability or death. The amount of benefits payable is generally based on how much and how long an individual contributed to the CPP. OAS and CPP benefits were never intended to meet all the retirement income needs of seniors. Rather, together, they provide a stable base upon which individuals can add income from private third pillar measures, such as employer-sponsored pension plans, registered retirement savings plans, tax-free savings accounts or other personal savings and investments, to address their and their family’s anticipated financial needs. The Government of Canada is firmly committed to maintaining a strong and stable public pension system for the financial security of Canadians. The rules governing the CPP strive to strike a balance between the long-term sustainability of the Plan, and fairness and flexibility for individuals in their retirement and for those who may qualify for supplementary benefits under the CPP such as monthly survivor’s pensions. In the event of the death of a contributor, the CPP provides income support through three survivor benefits. These include: (a) the lump-sum death benefit of $2,500, generally payable to the estate of the deceased, and intended to help offset funeral expenses; (b) monthly flat-rate children’s benefits payable to dependent children under the age of 18, or under the age of 25 if the children remain in school; and, (c) the monthly survivor’s pension payable to the spouse or common-law partner of the deceased. In order to leave behind survivor benefits, the deceased must have contributed to the CPP for ten (10) years, or for at least one-third of the total number of years in their contributory period, but never less than three (3) years. The intent of the CPP’s monthly survivor’s pension is to help compensate for the loss of household earnings resulting from the death of a spouse or common-law partner. As with all CPP supplementary benefits, the survivor’s pension reflects the social insurance nature of the Plan and is not a direct return on contributions made by the deceased. The amount of the pension is primarily based on the earnings and contributions of the deceased, however, it is also affected by the age of the surviving partner. Survivors aged 65 or older receive a pension equal to 60% of the retirement pension of the deceased contributor, without any adjustment based on the deceased contributor’s age. That is to say, the amount of retirement pension as if they began collecting it at age 65. Younger survivors who are not yet eligible for other senior’s benefits, including the Old Age Security pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement, instead receive a pension that consists of two parts: a flat-rate component (equal to $233.50 in 2025), and an earnings-related component equal to 37.5% of the deceased partner’s CPP retirement pension. As reflected in this petition, there are specific rules for combining CPP benefits. Specifically, when a person receiving a CPP survivor’s pension becomes eligible for their own retirement pension, or vice versa, a combined benefit calculation applies. Under these rules, the amount of the survivor’s pension is reduced by 40% of the smaller of the two pensions (retirement or survivor). Additionally, the base component of the combined benefit (that is to say, the original component that pre-dates the CPP enhancement) cannot exceed the maximum base component of the CPP retirement pension ($1,387.08 per month in 2025). These calculations – that is to say, the reduction and the limit – are performed before the actuarial adjustment is applied to the survivor’s retirement pension – ensuring that a survivor’s pension paid to an individual who chose to delay the start of their retirement pension is not penalized. In cases where the survivor began collecting their retirement pension before the age of 65, the combined benefit formula also reduces how much of their retirement pension is subject to the actuarial reduction for early retirement. The limit on combined benefits has been a feature of the CPP since its inception in 1966 and reflects the original design principle that no single individual should receive a CPP pension, or combination of pensions, that is greater than the amount that would be paid to an individual contributor who worked and made the maximum contributions to the CPP possible throughout their working life. Focusing survivor’s pensions on individuals with smaller retirement pensions in this way is a limit on the social insurance provided under the Plan and serves to strike a balance between providing support to those households most in need, and the affordability of the protection that is provided reflected in the contribution rate that all workers and employers pay. The limit on combined benefits does not, however, apply to the enhanced component of the CPP, as this newer part of the Plan was designed to have a closer link between contributions and benefits, and to reflect the modern realities of Canadians. The CPP enhancement works as a “top-up” to the base, or original, component of the CPP, and increases the benefits of individuals who work and contribute in 2019 or later. The enhanced component of benefits will grow slowly over time as Canadians work and make contributions to the enhancement, with 40 years of enhanced contributions required to receive the full effect of the CPP enhancement – which will, in time, increase the maximum retirement and survivor’s pensions by more than 50%. Given that the enhancement is less than 10 years old, the additional amounts provided to combined beneficiaries in 2025 remain relatively small, however, its share will grow in significance as individuals work and continue contributing to the enhanced CPP over time. As the CPP is self-funded, increasing benefits – such as by implementing this change – would put pressure on the Plan’s finances, and would likely require an increase in the contribution rates paid by all workers in Canada and their employers. In addition, as a result of the reforms that restored the long-term financial health to the Plan in the 1990s, there is also a legal requirement that any change to the CPP that would increase or add new benefits be fully funded, and paid for by the generation that will receive them. This requirement was put in place to reflect one of the key principles of the CPP: which to ensure fairness and equity across generations. Responsibility for the CPP is shared with the provinces, reflecting the constitutional division of powers, and as a result, the Government of Canada is unable to unilaterally modify the CPP to allow a survivor to receive an unreduced pension, as proposed in the petition. Major changes to the Plan, such as those that would modify benefits, require not only an act of Parliament, but also the formal approval of two-thirds of provinces representing two-thirds of the population. The Government thanks the undersigned for their important contributions and inputs on this issue and will take their requests under further consideration as federal and provincial governments explore ways to further meet the needs of survivors and all Canadians moving forward under the CPP.

Surviving spousesSurvivor pensions45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00059451-00059 (Transportation)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJune 19, 2025September 15, 2025June 2, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWhereas:

Waterloo Region residents have long expressed frustration with the unavailability and unreliability of GO Transit for intercity travel throughout the region and for commuting to and from Toronto;
Lack of reliable public transit has adverse impacts across the region, hindering access to employment, healthcare, post-secondary education, and tourism;
Ontario's provincial transit agency, Metrolinx, estimates that GO Transit ridership demand for the Kitchener Line could surge by nearly 400% over 2017 levels by 2031;
The promise of two-way, all-day GO train service from Kitchener to Toronto was first made to the community over a decade ago;
In 2018, Metrolinx committed to establishing two-way, all-day train service on the Kitchener Line, including service on weekends as part of the system wide GO Rail Expansion project;
The Kitchener Line expansion is estimated to cost more than $1.9 billion and was initially slated for completion as early as 2025, but this timeline has now been pushed back to as late as 2031;
Despite the project receiving significant federal investment, covering nearly 40% of Metrolinx's total estimated cost, amounting to over $752 million for the Kitchener Line expansion, no definitive completion timeline has been provided by the province.

We, the undersigned call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Hold Ontario's provincial transit agency and ministries accountable to delivering on their commitments by assessing the use of federal funding and current progress made on the Kitchener Line expansion;2. Demand comprehensive project completion timelines from the province, given the substantial investment provided by the federal government;3. Report the results of the assessment and the established timelines to municipal and regional leaders, as well as to the public.

Response by the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development CanadaSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Jennifer McKelvie, M.P.The Government of Canada thanks the petitioners for sharing their concerns about the Kitchener Line expansion. With respect to achievements to date on the Kitchener GO Rail line, we understand from Ontario that a number of key milestones both within and beyond the scope of federally funded works have been reached, including completion of the Highway 401/409 Rail Tunnel, completion of construction work at Bramalea GO Station, installation of a new passing track at Breslau, and construction of a new second platform at Guelph Central GO Station. In addition, Ontario is currently in the design phase of the On-Corridor Works project, which is the largest and most critical element of the Program. The On-Corridor Works project includes a broad scope of work such as track, civil infrastructure, signaling, electrification infrastructure and vehicles, as well as operations and maintenance of the entire GO rail network. In April 2022, Ontario announced the selection of ONxpress Transportation Partners as the delivery partner for the On-Corridor Works project and that they had entered into a design phase contract with the goal of refining the costing and schedule of the works to be delivered. As stated when announcing the selection of ONxpress, once the design phase is complete, the Province of Ontario will provide an update on the cost and schedule for the Program and its works. In the interim, Metrolinx, Ontario’s transit agency for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, regularly publishes community engagement updates on its website for the Program.It should be noted that the segment of track between Union Station and Bramalea GO Station is owned by Ontario which facilitates upgrades to the announced service levels and scheduling of GO Trains on this segment. Conversely, the track between Bramalea and Georgetown stations is owned by the Canadian National Railway Company (CN), which prioritizes its commercial trains on this segment and Metrolinx is required to negotiate access for GO Trains. In order to achieve two-way all-day service, GO Expansion will construct three passing tracks between Georgetown and Kitchener, including the tracks installed in Breslau; however, the restrictions imposed by the use of Canadian National Railway Company’s mainline between Bramalea and Georgetown may have impacts.As with all projects funded through Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada’s programs, the Government of Canada is solely a funder of the works under the federal agreement for the Project and is not involved in the planning, decision-making, or implementation of the Project or the broader Program undertaken by the Province of Ontario. As such, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada does not set the scope of work or the construction schedule for the federally funded Project nor the provincial GO Expansion Program more broadly.In order to ensure success of the Project, departmental officials engage regularly with officials from the Ministry of Transportation Ontario and Metrolinx to monitor the progress of the Project through Oversight Committee meetings and other engagement as necessary. This engagement will continue until the federally funded scope of the GO Expansion Program has been completed, including third-party certification, to Canada’s satisfaction.The GO Expansion Program is a $16.8 billion investment by the Province of Ontario that will transform service across seven existing GO Rail lines from rush hour commuter service to two-way all-day service, providing expanded mobility options to residents and capacity to meet future demands across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. It is important to note that while the federally funded GO Expansion Project contributes to the success of the Province’s GO Expansion Program, it is only a portion of the overall work necessary to achieve that broader goal. Specifically, the federal funding for the Project supports primarily early and enabling works such as grading, utility relocations, grade separations, installation of new tracks, and upgrading existing stations. The overall GO Expansion Program includes significant additional works that are outside the scope of federal funding, yet are necessary to enable the Program’s goals, such as electrification of the Metrolinx owned corridors, including on the Kitchener Line from Union to Bramalea Station.The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring the successful completion of crucial public transit infrastructure projects. Together with provincial, municipal partners and transit authorities in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, we will work to ensure that infrastructure investments promote economic growth and improve our quality of life, including through the delivery of housing outcomes, for all Canadians.

AccountabilityGO TransitHigh-frequency railKitchenerPublic transit45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00045451-00045 (Social affairs and equality)JamilJivaniBowmanville—Oshawa NorthConservativeONJune 16, 2025September 15, 2025June 13, 2025Petition to the Government of CanadaWe, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the Government of Canada to the following:Whereas Many Christians in Canada are concerned about government and corporate overreach in their communities, workplaces or schools.Whereas Anti-Christian bigotry and discrimination also affects Christian citizens and organizations in our country.Whereas All levels of government must take action to protect Christians in Canada.Therefore, we, the undersigned, citizens, and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Defend the rights of parents to play a leading role in their children's education and important decisions involving their children.2. Safeguard conscience rights and the freedom of religion for unionized and non-unionized workers, including health care professionals.3. Strengthen penalties and increase law enforcement in response to crime targeting churches and places of worship. 4. Protect the legal status and freedom of expression of Christian charities.

Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PATRICIA LATTANZIOPart 1Parents play a crucial role in decision-making for their children, including in matters of health and well-being, education, culture and religion. The Government of Canada recognizes parents’ primary responsibility to support their children in line with the child’s best interests and in accordance with Canadian and international law, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.Education falls primarily under provincial and territorial jurisdiction, while the federal government oversees education for children on First Nations reserves or Crown lands. Public school systems are governed by provincial or territorial legislation and administered by elected school boards.Family law, a shared responsibility between federal and provincial governments, also recognizes parental responsibilities for education and religion. The Divorce Act requires courts to consider a child's cultural, linguistic, religious, and spiritual upbringing when making parenting decisions, recognizing the importance of cultural identity and self-esteem in a child’s development.Part 2The Government of Canada respects freedom of conscience and religion. This freedom is guaranteed by section 2(a) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter) - part of the Constitution of Canada - and subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.The regulation of health care professionals is generally a matter within provincial or territorial, rather than federal, jurisdiction. The Charter applies to provincial and territorial governments and any measures that they implement affecting the conscience and religious rights of health care professionals.Part 3The criminal justice system is a shared responsibility. The federal government enacts criminal laws, including those prohibiting hate and harmful conduct, while provinces handle their administration, such as investigation and prosecution. The Government of Canada is committed to working with provincial and territorial partners to respond effectively to hate-motivated crimes, including those targeting churches and other places of worship.Regardless of motive, it is unacceptable for anyone in Canada to be blocked, intimidated or harassed when accessing religious and other vulnerable institutions, such as schools. This is why the Criminal Code contains offences of general application that prohibit this harmful conduct against all persons and property, including when it occurs at a church or other places of worship. Some of these offences include criminal harassment (section 264), uttering threats (section 264.1), all forms of assault (sections 266-268), intimidation (section 423), and mischief to property/obstruction (section 430). It also includes specific protections for properties primarily used for religious worship or by identifiable groups (e.g. based on race, religion, gender, disability, etc.) in certain circumstances. Finally, the Criminal Code also requires judges to consider evidence that any offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate as an aggravating factor at sentencing (paragraph 718.2(a)(i)).Part 4The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may qualify for charitable registration only if it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.Charities also make a valuable contribution to public policy and public debate in Canada. For this reason, in 2018, the Income Tax Act was amended to remove any restrictions on the ability for registered charities to speak out on public policy issues, provided that these relate to the fulfillment of their charitable purposes and are non-partisan in nature.

Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may qualify for charitable registration only if it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.Charities also make a valuable contribution to public policy and public debate in Canada. For this reason, in 2018, the Income Tax Act was amended to remove any restrictions on the ability for registered charities to speak out on public policy issues, provided that these relate to the fulfillment of their charitable purposes and are non-partisan in nature.

Response by the Minister of Public SafetySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): JACQUES RAMSAY, M.P.3. The Government of Canada is committed to keeping Canadians safe, emphasizing that there is no place for hate anywhere in Canada. In partnership with Public Safety Canada, Justice Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and police across Canada, the Government is working toward strengthening a coordinated response to hate crimes, including through the implementation of Canada’s Action Plan on Combatting Hate and other measures.Responding to hate crimes and hate incidents is the responsibility of the police of jurisdiction. The RCMP and police across Canada are committed to continuing their engagement with religious communities, leaders, and places of worship, providing additional security presence as required. The RCMP is also demonstrating leadership in this space by facilitating information sharing and best practice exchanges between police of jurisdiction, as well as developing guidance material and new training courses to help enhance police understanding and response to hate crimes and incidents. Canadians of all faiths and religious backgrounds are encouraged to engage with their police of jurisdiction if they feel unsafe and to access Public Safety’s Canada Community Security Program, which provides vital support to communities at risk of hate-motivated crime by helping to enhance the security of community gathering spaces, including places of worship. From 2016 to 2024, Public Safety Canada provided $2.5 million to enhance security measures at 92 churches. The criminal justice system is a matter of shared responsibility. The federal government is responsible for the enactment of criminal law, including the enactment of offences that prohibit hateful and other harmful conduct. The provincial government is responsible for the administration of justice, which includes the investigation and prosecution of most Criminal Code offences. Our government remains committed to working with provincial and territorial partners to ensure a coordinated and effective response to hate-motivated and other crimes which target churches and other places of worship. Whether motivated by hate or not, it is also unacceptable that people in Canada are blocked, intimidated or harassed when accessing religious and other vulnerable institutions, such as schools. This is why the Criminal Code contains offences of general application that prohibit this harmful conduct against all persons and property, including when it occurs at a church or other places of worship. Some of these offences include criminal harassment (section 264), uttering threats (section 264.1), all forms of assault (sections 266-268), intimidation (section 423), and mischief to property/obstruction (section 430). In addition, there is also the offence of mischief motivated by bias, prejudice or hate, to property that is primarily used for religious worship or to property that is primarily used by an “identifiable group” for certain purposes, including as an educational institution or senior residence (subsection 430(4.1)). An “Identifiable group” refers to any section of the public distinguished by colour, race, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or mental or physical disability. Finally, the Criminal Code also requires judges to consider evidence that any offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate as an aggravating factor at sentencing (paragraph 718.2(a)(i)).Our government believes that Canada has a robust criminal law framework to deal with this hate-motivated and harmful conduct, and remains open to exploring other ways to ensure that our criminal laws adequately and effectively address these issues.

Christianity and ChristiansFreedom of conscience and religionReligious discrimination45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00042451-00042 (Correctional system)BradVisMission—Matsqui—AbbotsfordConservativeBCJune 16, 2025September 15, 2025January 23, 2024Petition to the Government of Canada WHEREAS:

At the direction of the Liberal government, the Correctional Service of Canada is operating the Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) in federal correctional institutions, effectively encouraging illicit drugs use in prisons;
Illicit drugs in federal institutions are contraband. Equally, any items used for injecting drugs are also contraband;
The presence of needles for illicit drug use in correctional institutions presents a severe safety risk to both inmates and correctional officers;
The already hazardous workplace of the correctional officer is made more dangerous by the presence of the PNEP; and
The Canadian Drug and Substances Strategy should focus on helping Canadians recover from addiction and receive treatment, not on supporting these addictions.

Response by the Minister of Public SafetySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): JACQUES RAMSAY, M.P.Like much of Canadian society, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is experiencing the effect of Canada's opioid crisis. CSC views individual substance use first and foremost as a health concern, and has implemented a range of prevention, treatment, and harm reduction measures, in line with the Canadian Drug and Substances Strategy, to work with incarcerated offenders in response to this need and to help prevent lethal overdoses. Of note, there have been no reported fatalities involving participants using our harm reduction services.CSC began implementing a Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) to prevent the sharing of needles, facilitate referrals to health care services and programs, and limit the spread of infectious diseases, such as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in federal institutions. It is important to note that this is just one measure that is available to incarcerated offenders and complements other existing measures.Before an individual can participate in the PNEP program, CSC completes a Threat Risk Assessment (TRA), to confirm that it is suitable to allow the individual to possess a needle, similar to the one currently being used for Epipens and needles for insulin use. As of June 16, 2025, there have been no reported assaults on employees or incarcerated offenders involving needles used in the PNEP program.The safety and security of institutions, staff, offenders, and the public is a top priority. Preventing the introduction of contraband and reducing the use of illicit substances by incarcerated offenders in correctional institutions remains an ongoing key priority as they pose a risk to the safety and security of our institutions and impact offender rehabilitation. CSC works closely with local police agencies and communities to prevent and reduce contraband and unauthorized items, including drugs and substances, from entering institutions. Illicit drugs are considered contraband in federal institutions, and inmates found to be in possession of or dealing in, illicit drugs may be subject to administrative consequences, disciplinary charges/sanctions, and/or criminal charges.CSC has a National Drug Strategy, which incorporates an interdisciplinary approach to review and address an incarcerated individual’s substance use. Aligned with Commissioner’s Directive 585 National Drug Strategy, each institution has developed and implemented drug strategies to balance detection, deterrence, and treatment. As part of this, and to support the safety and security of everyone in our institutions, CSC continues to implement measures to address the introduction, trafficking, financing, and/or distribution of contraband within our institutions. The elements of the National Drug Strategy include:Increasing the awareness of the negative consequences of illicit drug use - This component focuses on preventing illicit drug use by offenders in institutions. This is accomplished by providing awareness programs, infectious disease testing and associated treatment, and Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT). It also involves delivering quality health services to incarcerated offenders to assist them in achieving a drug-free lifestyle.Reducing the demand for illicit drugs - CSC focuses on reducing the demand for illicit drugs by supporting innovative and effective approaches to intervening with, treating and rehabilitating offenders who use illicit drugs. CSC offers a suite of health interventions and correctional programming that addresses multiple criminogenic needs, including substance use disorder. Correctional programs are offered at intensity levels that are commensurate to the offenders’ risk level.Reducing the supply of illicit drugs - CSC focuses on reducing and preventing the supply of illicit drugs through various efforts to investigate and disrupt the introduction and trafficking of contraband in our institutions. CSC also continues to lead intelligence investigations relating to the introduction and trafficking of contraband and strengthen partnerships with police to pursue criminal investigations into drug traffickers targeting our facilities.Strict policies concerning contraband and unauthorized activities are in place, which are enforced through dynamic and static security practices, including extensive search procedures for offenders, staff, and visitors. Incarcerated individuals found to be in possession of or dealing in, illicit drugs can face administrative consequences, disciplinary sanctions, and/or criminal charges.In addition to staff vigilance, dynamic security and security intelligence information, CSC relies on a combination of detection equipment, search practices and a variety of approved techniques to prevent the entry of drugs and contraband. This includes interdiction measures such as routine searches of persons (including inmates, visitors and staff), vehicles, cells/rooms, and other areas of the institution, which are in accordance with the Institutional Search Plan as well as non-routine searches, which may be authorized based on staff observations and intelligence information. Other measures include regular monitoring of offender activity; random urinalysis testing; and the non-intrusive searching of all visitors entering institutions using tools such as metal detectors, ion scanners, and detector dogs.

Correctional facilitiesDrug use and abuseNeedle exchange program45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00039451-00039 (Employment and labour)JamilJivaniBowmanville—Oshawa NorthConservativeONJune 12, 2025September 15, 2025June 6, 2025Petition to the Government of CanadaThe Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is a large contributor to Canada's immigration system getting out of control with unsustainable immigration levels. The TFWP is taking jobs away from Canadians and holding down the wages of Canadian workers.

From January to October 2024, over 160,000 new work permits were issued under the TFWP.
Canadian Economists have observed that the availability of temporary foreign workers provides an opportunity for businesses to hire foreign workers for lower wages and unfavorable working conditions.
Ironworkers Union (Local 97) has called on the federal government to immediately end the TFWP and instead invest in Canadian workers and protect Canadian jobs.
Youth unemployment in Canada (ages 15 to 24) rose from about 9% in 2022 to over 14% in 2024—the highest level in more than a decade, excluding the COVID-19 period. In Toronto, the number of unemployed youth jumped 50% in two years, surpassing 120,000.
The TFWP has led to a sharp rise in foreign workers in youth-dominated sectors like food service and retail. In Ontario, Tim Hortons hired at least 714 temporary foreign workers in 2023, up from just 58 in 2019. This surge has increased competition for entry-level jobs, making it harder for young Canadians to find work.
For the sake of Canada's agricultural industry, the fraction of TFW's classified as seasonal agricultural workers should be treated as a separate program and not lumped in with the broader TFWP that leads to the suppression of Canadian wages.

To foster a brighter future for the Canadian workforce, we, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada to stand with Canadian workers and put an immediate end to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

Response by the Secretary of State (Seniors)Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): ANNIE KOUTRAKISThe Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that Canadians and permanent residents are prioritized for job opportunities, while also supporting employers in addressing genuine and temporary labour shortages through the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program.The TFW Program is a demand-driven program that allows employers to hire foreign workers only when they can demonstrate that no qualified Canadians or permanent residents are available. Temporary foreign workers hired through the TFW Program accounted for approximately 1% of the total Canadian labour market, and approximately 8% of non-permanent resident volumes in 2024.These workers play a crucial role in key sectors that face serious labour shortages, including agriculture, food processing, construction, and tourism. In particular, approximately 96,000 temporary foreign workers had a valid work permit in 2024 within the Primary Agriculture stream. To protect the Canadian labour market, the TFW Program requires employers to submit a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to the Government of Canada prior to being permitted to hire a foreign national.The LMIA evaluates whether there is valid justification and a genuine need for the employer to hire a temporary foreign worker, including labour market information confirming the presence of a labour shortage and impacts on the local labour market, while also imposing specific requirements. For instance, employers are generally required to demonstrate that they have made efforts to recruit Canadians and permanent residents before applying. This includes a requirement to advertise on Job Bank or its provincial counterpart, and, for low-wage positions, demonstrate that efforts have been made to recruit from at least two underrepresented employment groups (e.g., Indigenous persons, vulnerable youth, newcomers, persons with disabilities, and asylum seekers with a valid work permit). With respect to ensuring that an appropriate wage is being offered, employers applying for an LMIA must pay a temporary foreign worker, at minimum, the prevailing wage for the occupation and work location where the requested worker will be employed. Effective January 1, 2024, to better support workers and address concerns of wage suppression, employers of temporary foreign workers are required to annually review temporary foreign workers’ wages to ensure that they reflect increases to prevailing wage rates for their given occupation and region of work. Through periodic wage increases, these reviews help to ensure that employers continue to pay temporary foreign workers at the prevailing wage level throughout their period of employment. Employers who do not update wages accordingly may be subject to administrative monetary penalties and bans from using the Program.The Government of Canada continues to actively monitor labour market conditions to ensure that the TFW Program responds to current economic needs, and that Canadians and permanent residents are considered first for job opportunities.
Recognizing the changing labour market, the Government of Canada implemented a series of program changes in the fall of 2024 to ensure that the TFW Program is used responsibly and to reduce the reliance of Canadian employers on temporary foreign workers.
These measures included: A “Refusal to Process” policy for LMIA applications in the low-wage stream in census metropolitan areas with unemployment rates of 6% or higher, with exceptions for critical sectors such as food manufacturing, construction, and healthcare.
A 10% cap on the proportion of temporary foreign workers in low-wage positions an employer can hire at a given work location.
A reduction in the maximum employment duration for low-wage temporary foreign workers from two years to one year.
A 20% increase in the wage threshold used to determine whether a position falls under the low- or high-wage stream, ensuring more positions are subject to stricter requirements.
Stricter documentation requirements for employer legitimacy and enhanced oversight in high-risk sectors.
However, exemptions were granted for positions in the agriculture and agri-food sectors that contribute to protecting Canadian food security and intended to help address labour shortages in these sectors, which are particularly severe during seasonal peaks.The TFW Program continues to work closely with provinces, territories, and stakeholders to ensure that the Program complements Canada’s labour market needs without displacing domestic workers. The TFW Program is regularly reviewed and adjusted to respond to evolving economic conditions, and to uphold the rights and protections of all workers in Canada.

Foreign workersTemporary Foreign Worker Program45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00034451-00034 (Employment and labour)BradVisMission—Matsqui—AbbotsfordConservativeBCJune 11, 2025September 15, 2025March 17, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWHEREAS
Across British Columbia, hospitals are facing repeated closures of their emergency rooms, often with incredibly short notice;
The emergency room at the Lillooet Hospital has been closed eight times in recent months, while Mission Memorial Hospital's emergency room shut four times in August alone;
Some of the closures took place during the Chilcotin landslide and on the hottest day of 2024;
Hospital closures are regularly blamed on staffing shortages;
British Columbia's Minister of Health has refused to meet with municipal governments to address these issues; and
Delays in credential recognition for foreign-trained healthcare workers and a critical lack of housing supply make staff recruitment challenging for local health authorities.
THEREFOREWe, the undersigned citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to work with provincial counterparts to ensure that foreign-trained healthcare workers are notified within 60 days of their eligibility to practice and to address the severe lack of available housing units that impede the ability of hospitals to recruit new staff.
Response by the Minister of HealthSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Maggie ChiWhile the federal government provides financial support to the provinces and territories for health care services, the responsibility for matters related to the administration and delivery of these services, including health profession education and training, falls within provincial and territorial jurisdiction.The Government of Canada has taken an active role in working with provincial and territorial governments and key health care system stakeholders, to identify both immediate and longer-term solutions to address significant health workforce issues. This includes action on retention efforts to support the workforce currently caring for Canadians, recruitment to develop the future workforce, and better data to allow for improved and long-term workforce planning.On January 30, 2025, federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Health Ministers met to discuss shared priorities within the health sector, including the health workforce. They noted significant progress towards commitments they made in 2023 on enhancing health workforce retention and domestic supply, streamlining the recognition of internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs), and breaking down barriers that prevent labour mobility. At this meeting, Ministers welcomed collaborative work amongst governments to examine challenges and opportunities in Canada’s capacity to train health workers, and also approved an ethical recruitment framework that will help guide the international recruitment of health personnel.In recognition of the key role Internationally-trained Health Professionals (IEHPs) play within Canada’s health system, FPT Health Ministers have committed to reducing the time it takes for them to join Canada’s health workforce by encouraging and facilitating IEHPs to begin undertaking credentialing processes overseas, and by striving to provide licensure to qualified physicians and nurses within 90 days once source verification of credentials are confirmed and immigration approvals are in place.In addition, Budget 2024 committed up to $77.1 million over four years, starting in 2025-26, to more effectively integrate IEHPs into Canada’s health workforce by creating 120 specific training positions, increasing assessment capacity, and providing support to navigate credential recognition systems.These initiatives will help address the health workforce shortages across Canada and support the continued provision of quality health care to Canadians. For interested and qualified health care professionals already living here in Canada, the federal government will continue working with provincial and territorial partners to streamline credential recognition for internationally trained doctors and nurses, so that these professionals can contribute to our health system.
Response by the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development CanadaSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Jennifer McKelvie, M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes that Canada is in a housing crisis, and that there is a need to increase the supply of housing to meet demand. Since the launch of the National Housing Strategy in 2017, the federal government has committed more than $65 billion to support the creation of over 166,000 new housing units.   Federal initiatives to increase supply and improve affordability include:
Removing the Goods and Services Tax on the construction of new rental buildings to bring down the costs of homebuilding;
Eliminating the Goods and Services Tax for first-time homebuyers purchasing new homes at or under $1 million and reducing the Goods and Services Tax for new homes priced between $1 million and $1.5 million;
Investing $14.6 billion through the Affordable Housing Fund to deliver low-interest loans and contributions that support the construction, repair, and renewal of affordable and community housing;
Supporting the construction of a new generation of co-op rental housing through the $1.5 billion Co-op Housing Development Program;
Providing $55 billion through the Apartment Construction Loan Program to provide low-interest loans to builders and developers to boost the construction of rental housing; and
Launching the $4.4 billion Housing Accelerator Fund, incentivizing communities to remove barriers and speed up the construction of housing.
The Government of Canada is launching Build Canada Homes to accelerate the construction of affordable housing, provide low-cost financing and capital, and scale up the construction of homes in a way that drives innovation to build more homes faster. The Government of Canada is committed to working with all levels of government, local communities and stakeholders to find and implement long-term solutions to housing challenges across Canada.
Caregivers and health care professionalsCredentialsHospitalsHousing45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00028451-00028 (Transportation)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJune 9, 2025September 15, 2025May 28, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWhereas:
The government's transit 10-year transit plan will end in 2027;
Action on public transit means action on climate change, as transportation is responsible for approximately 25 per cent of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions; and
According to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, a transition to zero- emission public transit can help Canada reach its 2030 Paris Climate Agreement commitments.
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:
Establish a permanent federal funding mechanism for public transit that goes above and beyond the 10-year transit plan ending in 2027;
Work together with all levels of government to provide sustainable, predictable, long-term, and adequate funding; and
Establish accountability measures to ensure that all governments work together to increase access to public transit.
Response by the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development CanadaSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Jennifer McKelvie, M.P.Canada’s public transit systems provide an essential service to millions of people, generating billions of dollars in economic benefits, and helping Canada meet its climate targets. On July 17, 2024, the Government of Canada announced the launch and details of the Canada Public Transit Fund, a permanent program which will transform how transit funding is delivered to communities across the country and help cities and communities deliver better transit systems for Canadians. The Canada Public Transit Fund will provide $3 billion per year, on average, beginning in 2026-27. This ongoing funding will deliver stability required for long-term planning and collaboration across orders of government while allowing flexibility to address regional needs and considerations.The Canada Public Transit Fund builds on the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, which provided $20.1 billion over 10 years for public transit systems. It also builds on funding announced in 2021 for select major projects and for the launch of the Zero Emission Transit Fund, Active Transportation Fund, and Rural Transit Solutions Fund. Funding under these programs will continue to flow in the coming years as projects advance and are completed. Together, these important investments in public transit and active transportation will help to accelerate the shift toward clean, sustainable transportation modes across the country.
Federal-provincial-territorial relationsPublic transit45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00025451-00025 (Foreign affairs)ArnoldViersenPeace River—WestlockConservativeABJune 5, 2025September 15, 2025May 10, 2023Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas:
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom reported that various actors in India have advocated, instituted, and enforced sectarian policies seeking to establish India as an overtly Hindu state, contrary to India's secular and pluralistic foundation, posing grave danger to India's religious minorities;
Christians in India are facing targeted attacks by extremists, with 486 incidents of anti-Christian attacks in 2021 according to the United Christian Forum, and over 300 attacks reported as of July 2022, including widespread documentation of Church vandalism, assaults of Church workers, and Christian congregations threatened and humiliated;
Crimes against Dalit groups, including Dalit women and girls, are reported every hour according to a 2021 report by the National Crime Records Bureau, with the total cases increasing to 50,900 in 2021 compared with 50,291 in 2020; and
Indian Muslims are at risk of genocide according to NGO Genocide Watch, which documented "signs and processes" of genocide in India, further supported by credible reports indicating that growing Muslim minorities are subject to planned and targeted threats, assault, sexual violence and killings.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:1. Formally ensure that all trade deals with India, including the Early Progress Trade Agreement (EPTA), Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), and the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA), are premised on mandatory human rights provisions;2. Initiate targeted sanctions against extremists guilty of inciting violence against religious minorities in India; and3. Promote mutually respectful and mutually beneficial human rights dialogue between Canada and India.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantThe promotion and protection of human rights has long been an integral part of Canada’s foreign policy. Canada believes that human rights are the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world. Canada remains a firm and consistent voice, speaking up for the protection and promotion of human rights and the advancement of democratic values. Canada’s autonomous sanctions regime is one of many tools that support this important work. In meetings with counterparts from the Government of India, Canadian officials regularly raise issues of human rights and the rule of law. The government remains committed to monitoring issues of human rights, such as freedom of religion or belief and the protection of the rights of persons belonging to minority groups around the world, on an ongoing basis.Canada is also committed to promoting freedom of religion or belief internationally and at home, working with partners to create a climate of inclusion and respect for diversity and against the persecution of minorities on the grounds of religion or belief. No person or group should face restrictions on the freedom to practise their faith or belief, whether in the form of laws, policies, or actions or through harassment or violence. It causes suffering and division and leads to a climate of fear, intolerance, and stigmatization. Canada will continue to stand up for this freedom while promoting diversity and inclusion for all.Reflecting this commitment to promoting freedom of religion or belief, Canada founded and co-chairs the International Contact Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief, which brings together a diverse group of countries and organizations to address the growing repression of the individual’s right to believe or not believe and the individual’s right to worship freely. The Government of Canada also published Voices at Risk: Canada’s Guidelines on Supporting Human Rights Defenders to outline Canada’s approach and offer practical advice for officials at Canadian missions abroad and at Headquarters to implement Canada’s commitment to human rights. The Government of Canada is committed to creating economic opportunities through initiatives such as trade agreements so that more Canadians, including under-represented groups, can engage in, and benefit from, trade, while at the same time advancing broader social, labour, and environmental priorities for Canada, such as inclusive economic growth through international trade and the promotion of human rights. Fostering greater engagement and closer ties with countries through trade agreements allows Canada to promote Canadian values, such as human rights, democracy, openness, respect for the rule of law, and rules-based international trade.
Civil and human rightsIndiaInternational tradeReligious minorities45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00022451-00022 (Foreign affairs)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABJune 5, 2025September 15, 2025April 5, 2024Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas:
The current Canadian government is aware of the crimes against humanity by the Venezuelan government and has created a Family based Humanitarian program for Colombian, Haitians and Venezuelans suffering under current country conditions;
Canada has been one of the six countries that submitted Venezuela to the International Criminal Court denouncing crimes against humanity as defined by the Roma Statute. Such submission prompted a preliminary examination in February 2018 by the ICJ for an investigation of Venezuela allegedly committing four of the 12 crimes prosecuted by the Roma statute. The four crimes are political persecution, forced disappearance, sexual abuse and systematic torture. The preliminary examination is ongoing;
Several international organizations, including Canadian NGO Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), led by former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, have recognized the unjust incarcerations, torture, forced disappearance and political persecution of 257 individuals, including 146 military personnel. The RWCHR has taken on three political prisoners in Venezuela: Maria Afiuni, Leopoldo Lopez and Igbert Jose Marin Chaparro. Lopez is living in exile in Spain while Afiuni and Marin Chaparro, a Venezuelan individual with a Canadian brother continues to face human rights violations despite the NGO's legal efforts and advocacy at the UN;
Venezuela will be hosting presidential elections in December 2024. The regime has historically intensified systematic human rights violations during election periods to increase fear and increase citizen compliance with their undemocratic rules, such as no right to protest, censorship, monitored voting, coercion and no freedom of movement and association;
Millions of Venezuelans continue to risk their lives in their aim to flee persecution and repression, causing them to seek asylum across the world; and
At least three of the 257 political prisoners have close family relatives who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Igbert Jose Marin Chaparro has a Canadian brother, Jesus Maria Alarcon Camacho has a Canadian cousin and Oswaldo Valentin Garcia Palomo's family escaped torture and forced disappearance in Venezuela and are now permanent residents. Venezuelan agents conducted a violent search inside Igbert and Oswaldo's confinement places on Dec 20, 2023, leaving them naked and removing all their personal belongings, including books, family photos and medications. Their belongings have not been returned, which constitutes white torture and a risk to their deteriorating health situation. Garcia Palomo received death threats on Jan. 20, 2024.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada to:
Include political prisoners with close ties to Canada, particularly Igbert Jose Marin Chaparro and Oswaldo Valentin Garcia Palomo, in any discussion or negotiation to restore diplomatic ties between Canada and Venezuela;
Advocate for the unconditional release of the prisoners of conscience Igbert Jose Marin Chaparro and Oswaldo Valentin Garcia Palomo, due to their strong family ties in Canada, and all political prisoners in Venezuela BEFORE any concessions given to the Venezuelan government by Canada and by the international community; and
Request the release and further exile to Canada of Igbert Jose Marin Chaparro and Oswaldo Valentin Garcia Palomo due to their strong family ties in Canada BEFORE any concession is given to Venezuela, such as any sanction release, re-opening of mutual embassies and economic agreements.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantCanada remains deeply concerned by the ongoing political, social and economic crisis in Venezuela. Canadian officials are aware of the arbitrary detention of more than 900 political prisoners in Venezuela, and consistently advocate for their release, physical integrity and well-being, as well as for the end of repression and persecution of dissenting voices. We are aware of numerous cases of mistreatment, including the detention and violent search inside Igbert Jose Marin Chaparro and Oswaldo Valentin Garcia Palomo’s places of confinement.Canada will continue to denounce the severe human rights abuses and acts of violence that have followed the July 28, 2024, presidential election, as well as the May 25, 2025, legislative and regional elections, and demands the immediate release of individuals who have been arbitrarily arrested, imprisoned or detained. Canada works with the international community to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations and crimes against humanity. We believe that international accountability mechanisms, such as the International Criminal Court, play a critical role in addressing these grave injustices. Canada’s position is in line with its longstanding advocacy for the restoration of civil and political rights in Venezuela, including restrictions on civic space and the protection of human rights defenders.Canada advocates within multilateral institutions for the restoration of civil and political rights in Venezuela, including those arbitrarily detained. For example, Canada led the renewal of the mandates of the Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to monitor and promote human rights in Venezuela in 2024. In recent months, Canada increased sanctions, with 139 individuals now sanctioned under the Special Economic Measures Act and the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act. These sanctions focus on individuals involved in gross human rights violations, acts undermining democratic institutions, and/or significant acts of corruption. Currently, such sanctions include travel and dealings bans.Canada has not recognized the de facto authorities in Venezuela as that country’s legitimate government since the 2018 elections. Further, based on independent and credible accounts of the outcome of the July 2024 presidential election, Canada has recognized Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as president-elect of Venezuela.The operations of the Embassy of Canada in Venezuela were temporarily suspended in June 2019 as relations deteriorated. Notwithstanding this suspension, Government of Canada officials remain committed to work with appropriate actors to restore and reinforce democracy and human rights in Venezuela. Canada also continues to work with partners to address the basic needs of Venezuelans inside and outside their country and to alleviate the impact of the humanitarian crisis.
Chaparro, Igbert Jose MarinForeign policyPalomo, Oswaldo Valentin GarciaPolitical prisonersVenezuela45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00019451-00019 (Foreign affairs)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABJune 5, 2025September 15, 2025November 21, 2023Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas:
Eritrea has been ruled by an authoritarian brutal dictator under a totalitarian system for the last 30 years with no constitution, no election, no parliament, no freedom of press and no freedom of movement and association;
Eritreans continue to flee indefinite military conscription, religious persecution, and political repression, causing them to seek asylum across the world;
Hundreds of thousands of Eritreans (about 30% of its population) have fled to escape from severe human rights violations amounting to crimes against humanity, as has been documented by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea;
Those who have managed to flee the country still face intimidation and extortion from the representatives and agents of the Eritrean regime in the diaspora. Their families in Eritrea are also harassed and forced to pay tens of thousands of local currencies because their children have fled;
Eritrean Embassies and other representations in the diaspora have been utilized, predominantly, to surveil and monitor the activities of Eritrean asylum seekers and the regime's critics, refusing consular services, controlling, indoctrinating and extorting;
Eritrean Embassies and other representations in the diaspora also regularly organize political community events aimed at raising funds which are siphoned off into the regime's coffers and used to empower itself, maintain its grip on power and continue to repress the Eritrean people inside the country;
Many diasporan Human Rights activists have started working to ensure the so-called 'community and cultural events that are organized by the Eritrean Embassies and their proxies are stopped. To this end, they have alerted home countries' pertinent orders of governments, asking them to reject requests for permits for such 'community and cultural events';
The Eritrean Regime has responded to such efforts by Eritrean diaspora activists by encouraging violent responses, going as far as to organize and arm its loyalists e.g., the recent violence in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the response from the Eritrean Embassy Israel;
The Eritrean dictator's overt alignment with Vladimir Putin and its belligerent stance against Western Democracies and the Horn of Africa countries; and
Canadians of Eritrean origin are deeply concerned about the regime's reach and interference in their local communities through its party cadres and agents.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada to:
Engage Eritrean political and human rights activists and pro-democracy groups;
Take a leadership role among the Western allies to challenge the Eritrean Dictator's malicious conspiracy with Vladimir Putin against Western countries and his belligerence in the Horn of Africa;
Investigate foreign interference of Eritrea in Canada and take appropriate action (including rejection of entry visas and denial of event permits) against all front organizations, individuals, and events enabling this interference;
Enforce Canada's asylum laws against those who explicitly provide material and political support to the very regime they claim to have fled from as they don't qualify as genuine refugees;
Cancel the sponsorship application process to the Eritrean Regime loyalists including those who partook in the recent violent clashes in Tel Aviv, Israel, as they could pose a danger to the Canadian public after arrival in Canada;
Advocate for the release of all the imprisoned journalists, including the Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, and the 11 imprisoned Eritrean Parliamentarians (Petros Solomon, Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo, Haile Woldense, Ogbe Abraha, Hamid Himid, Saleh Idris Kekya, Estifanos Seyoum, Berhane Ghebrezgabiher, Astier Fesehazion, Germano Nati, and Beraki Gebreselassie), and other political prisoners, and all prisoners of conscience; and
Strengthen sanctions against human rights abusers in Eritrea.
Response by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): PETER FRAGISKATOS, M.P.The Government of Canada is committed to the safety and security of the Canadian public. When foreign nationals seek entry to Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada works closely with Canada Border Services Agency and other security partners to screen applicants, on a case by case basis, to determine whether they are admissible to enter and/or remain in Canada. Security screening is an important part of the overall assessment of whether a person is admissible to Canada. If an individual is determined to be inadmissible, they may be denied a visa and entry to Canada. Inadmissible individuals who are already in Canada may be removed from Canada.Under our immigration law, an individual can be found inadmissible for security reasons, including espionage; subversion (for example, attempts to overthrow a government); terrorism; or membership in an organization for which there are reasonable grounds to believe they are engaged, have engaged or will engage in any of these activities. They are also inadmissible on grounds of violating human or international rights for committing a crime against humanity or war crime outside Canada or being a prescribed senior official in a government that, in the opinion of the Minister, engages or has engaged in terrorism, systematic or gross human rights violations, or genocide, a war crime or a crime against humanity.Additionally, under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, foreign nationals who have committed or who are convicted of a crime outside Canada may be inadmissible to Canada. All past criminal history is considered. Immigration officers examine foreign charges, convictions, and evidence of criminal activity to determine if there is an equivalent offence in Canada for the act committed. If there is an equivalent offence, the individual would be inadmissible for having committed or being convicted for that offence.Canada offers refugee protection (asylum) to individuals in Canada who have a well-founded fear of persecution or who may face a:
danger of torture
risk to their life
risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment
If individuals feel they could face one of these risks if they go back to their home country, or, if individuals are stateless, unable to return the country where they normally live, they may be able to seek protection in Canada as a refugee.The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) hears individual claims for refugee status from claimants within Canada. IRB members (decision-makers) must decide whether a claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution or is at risk of torture, or cruel or unusual punishment in their country of origin and is not excluded from refugee protection for having committed a war crime or crime against humanity, among other reasons.In each case, IRB members make their decision applying the law to the evidence presented in the case. In most instances, the process is non-adversarial but at any time, the Minister may choose to intervene by submitting evidence, which the IRB member will consider in arriving at a decision, and participating in the hearing.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantThe Government of Canada is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Eritrea and raises these concerns directly with Eritrean officials, in its engagements with activists and representatives of the diaspora community, and in multilateral forums, including the United Nations Human Rights Council. At the Human Rights Council, Canada regularly calls upon Eritrea to improve the human rights situation in the country. Canada actively participates in the negotiations and traditionally co-sponsors, most recently in 2025, the resolution entitled "Situation of human rights in Eritrea", which renews the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea.In March 2023 during the Human Rights Council’s General Debate, Canada raised the issue of restrictions on human rights and fundamental freedoms and arbitrary detention in Eritrea, and continues to monitor the cases of imprisoned journalists, political activists, and members of religious groups. Canadian officials met with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea during his October 2023 visit to Canada to discuss the dire human rights situation and his mandate. In May 2024, Canada reiterated its concerns during Eritrea’s appearance before the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review.Canada has also repeatedly and publicly called for the swift withdrawal of Eritrean forces from northern Ethiopia, including through public joint statements with likeminded countries, as done on November 2, 2023, in the Joint Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement. On September 22, 2022, officials of the Government of Canada spoke at the Human Rights Council and urged all parties to cease violence immediately, respect human rights and implement accountability measures, and called for the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean Defense Forces.Canada’s former Ambassador to Sudan, who was also responsible for Eritrea, engaged with Eritrean officials in 2021, calling on them to withdraw Eritrean Defense Forces from northern Ethiopia. On September 20, 2022, a tweet issued from the Global Affairs Canada corporate account deplored the movement of Eritrean Defense Forces in northern Ethiopia and condemned the escalation of hostilities.Sanctions are an important complement to Canada’s foreign policy tools, which include dialogue, capacity building, advocacy, multilateral engagement, and other diplomatic actions. Canada reviews all of its policy options continuously and tailors its responses to the specifics of each unique situation. Canada is judicious in its approach to imposing sanctions and is committed to their effective and coordinated use when appropriate. To that end, Canada has established a rigorous due diligence process to consider and evaluate possible cases of human rights violations, corruption or other circumstances that may warrant the use of sanctions. Canada also considers the broader political and international contexts when deciding whether sanctions or any other tools in Canada’s foreign policy toolbox may be an appropriate response.The Government of Canada will continue to engage on the human rights situation in Eritrea. Promoting and protecting democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms is an integral part of Canada’s foreign policy. Canada is committed to standing up for human rights and striving for a world where the rights and freedoms of all people are respected.
Civil and human rightsEritreaForeign influenced activitiesForeign policy45th Parliament223Government response tabledSeptember 15, 2025451-00007451-00007 (Foreign affairs)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCMay 30, 2025September 15, 2025May 26, 2025Petition to the Government of CanadaWhereas:I am personally moved by the heartbreaking violence that has claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people in Gaza and Palestine due to the Israel-Hamas war from October 2023 to December 2024. Across Gaza, more than 40,000 souls were lost, with approximately 70% being women and children. In the same period, 1,706 Israelis were reported dead. The conflict has not spared the occupied West Bank either, where it claimed the lives of 479 Palestinians, including 116 children, and 9 Israelis.While these numbers are staggering, rest assured that this is not a number game. Each statistic signifies a life, a hope, a dream extinguish too soon, and a family forever marked by grief and loss.Canada has taken significant measures in the past, imposing a two-way arms embargo on Israel following the outbreak of violence against Palestinian civilians. Such measures should be implemented again. By placing a two-way embargo on arms between Canada and Israel, our nation will stand firmly on the side of peace and human rights, sending a strong message that violence cannot and will not be supported.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Impose a two-way embargo on arms between Canada and Israel;2. Investigate whether Canadian weapons or weapons components have been used against Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, including during the current war on Gaza;3. Review all military and security cooperation between Canada and Israel; and4. Close loopholes that allow the unregulated and unreported transfer of military goods to Israel through the United States.
Response by the Minister of National DefenceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable David J. McGuintyCanada’s relationship with Israel on defence and security matters is governed by the 2014 Canada-Israel Strategic Partnership. This is subject to both annual consultations as well as a comprehensive review of the memorandum of understanding every five years.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantThe Government of Canada is deeply alarmed by the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza. The Government continues to condemn the brutal terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023. The Government also recognizes the devastating toll faced by Palestinians as a result of the ensuing conflict. The number of civilians that have been killed is unacceptable. Ongoing restrictions on desperately needed humanitarian aid are intolerable. Canada continues to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and the resumption of UN-led humanitarian aid flows. This war must end now.Canada remains committed to advancing progress towards the two-state solution, where Israelis and Palestinians can live side-by-side in peace and security. Co-ordinated international action is needed to preserve the viability of the two-state solution. For these reasons, Canada intends to recognize the State of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025. This is predicated on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to governance reforms, to holding elections in 2026 in which Hamas can play no part, and to demilitarizing the Palestinian state.Canada has one of the strongest export controls systems in the world, and respect for human rights is enshrined in our export controls legislation. This was strengthened by Canada’s accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in 2019, implemented by amendments to the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA), including to provisions for permit issuance as well as enhancing public reporting requirements. All export permit applications for controlled items are reviewed on a case-by-case basis under Canada’s robust risk assessment framework, including against the ATT criteria which are enshrined in Canada’s EIPA. Canada’s missions abroad are consulted as part of the export permit review process, considering the local and regional situation and associated security risks. Permits to export controlled goods and technology from Canada will not be issued if there is a substantial risk that they could be used to commit or facilitate a violation of International Human Rights or Humanitarian Law.The Annual report on Strategic Goods and Technologies Pursuant to Section 27 of the Export and Import Permits Act for the year 2024 has been tabled in the Parliament of Canada. The report is tabled annually to promote transparency around Canadian exports of military items and provides information on the export of military goods and technology from Canada in a given calendar year. Global Affairs Canada does not comment on the specifics of transactions due to commercial confidentiality.Canada has not approved any new permits for items to Israel that could be used in the current conflict in Gaza since January 8, 2024. We continue to assess whether other permits are appropriate for potential defensive purposes, including for parts that would go into other items necessary for the Canadian forces. In 2024, Canada also suspended approximately 30 export permits for items destined to Israel that could conceivably have been incorporated into items that could be used in that conflict. All permits suspended in 2024 remain suspended and cannot be used to export to Israel. Exporting controlled goods or technology without a valid permit is a violation of Canadian law and may result in enforcement actions, including fines, seizure of goods, and potential criminal prosecution.
Economic sanctionsForeign policyInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelMilitary weaponsPalestine45th Parliament229Not certifiedSeptember 15, 2025e-6663e-6663 (Consumer protection)JenniferAblittZiadAboultaifEdmonton ManningConservativeABJuly 16, 2025, at 10:05 a.m. (EDT)September 14, 2025, at 10:05 a.m. (EDT)September 15, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:There have been alarming reports of an increase in bank-related fraud targeting senior citizens in particular, in which seniors are duped into making large withdrawals from bank accounts and giving the money to criminals;In 2024, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre processed 51,616 fraud reports from 36,199 victims defrauded of more than 648 million dollars; andCanadian financial institutions apparently do little to stem this tide of illegal activity.We, the undersigned, citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Enact changes to banking regulations requiring financial institutions to be more diligent in questioning substantial cash withdrawals, especially those by senior citizens with no pattern of such withdrawals; and 2. Require financial institutions to train all employees who deal with the public to be aware of the signs of fraud aimed at seniors and to deal with them appropriately.Allegations of fraud and fraudBanks and bankingSenior citizens45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 12, 2025e-6795e-6795 (Fisheries)ChloeDuboisGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCSeptember 12, 2025, at 11:38 a.m. (EDT)January 10, 2026, at 11:38 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (“ghost gear”) is among the deadliest plastic pollution, causing entanglement and mortality of fish, marine mammals, seabirds and turtles, damaging habitats, and fragmenting into microplastics that enter food webs;Ghost gear hazards navigation and active harvesters, reduces catch efficiency, and imposes avoidable costs on coastal economies;Dedicated funding for retrieval, prevention, repair and recycling has proven effective—reducing bycatch and habitat damage while creating skilled jobs and contracts for Indigenous communities, small businesses, divers, fishers, harbour authorities, recyclers and community organizations, especially in rural and remote regions;We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to 1. Reinstate and expand a permanent, multi-year Ghost Gear Fund with streams for rapid retrieval/response, prevention and innovation, including gear-marking/tracking and whale-safe/ropeless pilots, end-of-life management, repair and recycling, and community capacity and Indigenous Guardian programs;2. Prioritize rural, remote and Indigenous coastal communities across all regions requiring local procurement, training and employment outcomes;3. Build a national ghost-gear management system by establishing/strengthening harbour and port reception, sorting and recycling; supporting Canadian circular-economy markets; and standardizing data collection, public hot-spot mapping and transparent reporting;4. Reduce future gear loss by integrating ghost-gear risk into fisheries management and disaster preparedness; promoting biodegradable escape panels and weak links; and supporting practical, affordable adoption of gear-marking and tracking; and5. Report annually to Parliament on environmental (gear removed, species protected, habitat restored) and socio-economic (jobs, local businesses, training) results, aligning the Fund with Canada’s biodiversity, climate and blue-economy goals. As well, continue Summit meetings every 3 to 5 years.Fishing equipmentMarine conservationWaste management45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 11, 2025e-6790e-6790 (Business and trade)RyanDaviesNedKurucHamilton East—Stoney CreekConservativeONSeptember 11, 2025, at 9:55 a.m. (EDT)October 11, 2025, at 9:55 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Canada’s federal Electric Vehicle Availability Standard compels at least 60% of new sales by 2030, and 100% by 2035 to be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs);Independent testing shows winter conditions cut EV range by up to 40%, especially affecting rural, remote and long-distance drivers;Canada has about 33,800 charging stations, but will need 200,000+ by 2030 to support mandated uptake;The Parliamentary Budget Officer finds EV ownership costs must drop ~31% to meet the 2030 target;Provincial electric grid operators project this will add tens of terawatt-hours of demand, requiring costly upgrades paid by ratepayers;Automakers and dealers warn rigid quotas risk job losses, lost competitiveness, and delayed investment in Canada's auto sector;A one-size-fits-all mandate is unfair to rural Canadians, farmers, and tradespeople who face unique infrastructure and utility needs;EV adoption should be driven by affordability, consumer choice and competition, not quotas; and Ottawa suspended the 2026 EV quota, a clear admission that the mandate is economically harmful, technologically premature, and disconnected from the realities facing workers, consumers, and industry.We, the undersigned, citizens or residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Repeal the federal ZEV sales/availability mandate;2. Tie any future EV targets to independent grid, charging, and supply-chain readiness assessments;3. Ensure consumer choice and affordability, including accommodations for rural and remote use and work vehicles;4. Adopt policies that improve EV affordability and competitiveness, ensuring consumer choice rather than government-imposed quotas; and5. Guarantee that future vehicle policies do not depend on taxpayer-funded subsidies or bailouts.Automotive industryElectric vehiclesInfrastructure45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 11, 2025e-6727e-6727 (Foreign affairs)GHAZWANABDEL-JELEELHon.Judy A.SgroHumber River—Black CreekLiberalONSeptember 11, 2025, at 9:47 a.m. (EDT)December 10, 2025, at 9:47 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:A Canadian citizen was detained from June 2024 to April 2025 in Al-Sadr State Security Prison in Abu Dhabi, UAE;While detained, he was denied life-saving medical care, including insulin for diabetes and blood sugar and pressure monitoring, a CPAP machine for sleep apnea, and PTSD medication; he was also left without a blanket or mattress for months, despite the Canadian Embassy being aware of his condition and despite him leaving over 150 distress voicemail messages pleading for urgent medical intervention and consular support;As a result, he suffered prolonged medical neglect, trauma, anxiety, and long-term psychological harm;He continues to face serious financial hardship due to lost income and debt accrued during detention and recovery;These events may violate Canada’s duty of care under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963, Article 5), which obligates states to protect the interests and well-being of their nationals abroad, including providing help in cases of distress, detention, and medical emergencies; andThese events may also contravene Article 16 of the Convention Against Torture, which prohibits acts of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and requires that detainees receive access to necessary medical care while in custody.We, the undersigned, ctizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Launch a public inquiry into the Embassy’s inaction during this detention;2. Provide financial compensation from the Canadian government and the UAE authorities for the harm suffered; and3. Implement policy reform and systematic change within the Canadian embassy system to ensure no other Canadian suffers abroad.Canadians in foreign countriesDetaineesEmbassies and consulatesForeign policy45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 11, 2025e-6746e-6746 (Social affairs and equality)HubertVan NiekerkPeterFragiskatosLondon CentreLiberalONSeptember 11, 2025, at 9:20 a.m. (EDT)January 9, 2026, at 9:20 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Many Canadians living with disabilities live below the poverty line and cannot afford necessary disability-related care;Existing social disability programs in Canada are grossly inadequate in addressing the comprehensive needs of individuals living with disabilities, and it is crucial to establish a federal National Disability Insurance Plan (NDIP) to ensure consistent, reliable, and comprehensive support services across the country, enabling individuals living with disabilities to live independently and with dignity;The establishment of the NDIP would provide essential services, including income support, paid caregiving, home and vehicle modifications, professional services such as physiotherapy, counseling, and occupational therapy on a non-means-tested basis (not based on income), and it would help address the high poverty rates and financial hardships faced by many Canadians living with disabilities, ensuring compliance with Canada's obligations under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (section 7), the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the UN International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; andIt is evident that the financial burden of disability should not be borne solely by individuals living with disabilities, their families, or their supporters, and, instead, this cost should be shared by the larger Canadian society to ensure equity and support for all.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to establish a comprehensive federal National Disability Insurance Plan (NDIP) to provide equitable and consistent support for all Canadians with long-term and chronic disabilities.Disability Insurance PlanPersons with disabilities45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 5, 2025e-6779e-6779 (Citizenship and immigration)SophiaPappElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCSeptember 5, 2025, at 4:32 p.m. (EDT)January 3, 2026, at 4:32 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318691" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship</Addressee>Whereas:Sophia Papp, a Canadian citizen, was separated from her spouse, Zain Haq, by his deportation for nonviolent climate activism;Zain was a respected member of his Vancouver community and a vocal advocate for peaceful civic engagement;Zain’s actions were consistent with those of elected Canadian officials and leaders such as the Hon. Steven Guilbeault; the Hon. Bob Rae; Elizabeth May, M.P., OC; and Dr. Kennedy Stewart; who were not similarly punished for their civil disobedience;Zain’s convictions were summary and nonviolent;The Hon. Marc Miller, acknowledged the merit of Zain’s case during his time as Minister;Young Canadians are worried about the impacts of climate change and are looking for climate leadership from their government - not oppression of those who demonstrate it; andThis government must reject policies that mirror the unethical family separations seen south of our border.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to reunite Canadian citizen Sophia Papp with her spouse, Zain Haq, through his admission into Canada.Deportation, extradition and removal of foreignersHaq, ZainMilitants and activists45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 5, 2025e-6778e-6778 (Agriculture)DavidThompsonGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCSeptember 5, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT)October 5, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Canada’s Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) Act gives exclusive rights to plant breeders to produce and reproduce propagating material (seed, cuttings, tubers, plants or parts of plants) of new varieties for 20 years and charge royalties for their use;The PBR Act’s Farmers’ Privilege clause allows farmers who purchased a new variety to use harvested propagating material to grow future crops on their own holdings;The CFIA’s proposed regulatory amendment removes Farmers’ Privilege for fruit, vegetable, ornamental, and hybrid varieties, forcing farmers to annually purchase and pay royalties;Forcing farmers to buy annually will increase production costs, allow plant breeders to raise prices, prevent access to new varieties that are not available commercially and prevent farmers from adapting their crops to changing climatic conditions on their farms;Removing Farmers’ Privilege for new fruit, vegetable, and ornamental varieties unfairly encroaches upon farmers’ age-old practice of using farm-saved seed;The CFIA wants private investment in plant breeding to become more profitable by taking more revenue from farmers; Canada should provide more support to our public plant breeding system which benefits farmers and the public; andFarmers’ Privilege is key to food security and Canada’s sovereignty, ensuring farmers can reproduce crops on their own farms even if supply chain or climate impacts restrict the supply of propagating material.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to abandon its proposed changes to the Plant Breeders’ Rights regulations that would remove Farmers’ Privilege for new varieties of fruit, ornamental and vegetable plants, plants reproduced through vegetative propagation and hybrid varieties.HorticulturePatentsSeed growing45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 5, 2025e-6762e-6762 (Foreign affairs)TahirShaaranHon.AliEhsassiWillowdaleLiberalONSeptember 5, 2025, at 11:04 a.m. (EDT)October 5, 2025, at 11:04 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318663" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture</Addressee>Whereas:The Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development recognizes the Hazara endured mass atrocities under Abdur Rahman Khan from 1891 to 1893 and acknowledges the present-day persecution faced by the Hazara community;The Hazara people have endured a long ongoing genocide, marked by mass killings and forced displacement, in particular under the Taliban regime today;The Subcommittee stated that this report is meant to not only recognize their past suffering, but also to help protect their future by recognizing September 25th of every year as the day to remember the massacre of the Hazaras from 1891 to 1893; andThe Subcommittee extended its utmost gratitude to the witnesses for their contributions to the study and expressed its hope for a future where the Hazaras of Afghanistan can live without persecution and fear.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture to officially recognize September 25th of every year as the National Day of Remembrance for the Hazara Genocide of 1891–1893, in accordance with the recommendation of the Subcommittee’s Twenty-Seventh Report, and to ensure that this day is observed annually to honour the victims, raise awareness of the Hazara people’s ongoing persecution, reaffirm Canada’s commitment to human rights and the prevention of genocide.AfghanistanGenocideHazaras45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 4, 2025e-6772e-6772 (Social affairs and equality)SusanAbellsSeanCaseyCharlottetownLiberalPESeptember 4, 2025, at 1:31 p.m. (EDT)January 2, 2026, at 1:31 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:In May 2025, the Prime Minister mandated all federal departments to deliver results that strengthen the economy, reduce inequality, and rebuild public trust;Canada’s social safety net is aging and fragmented, leaving many working-age adults with economic insecurity and uneven access to support;The Prince Edward Island (PEI) Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Demonstration Project is a shovel-ready solution, supported by all political parties in PEI, and designed by economists, politicians, civil servants and policy leaders to increase economic security in a fiscally responsible, evidence-based way;The PEI GBI offers an immediate, pragmatic policy to advance federal priorities of inclusive economic growth, gender equity, reconciliation, smart government, and evidence-based innovation;The PEI GBI would reduce poverty in PEI from 9.7% to 2.1%, eliminate deep poverty, improve outcomes for persons with disabilities and lone-parent families, have minimal impact on labour supply, and reduce annual program costs by approximately 40% compared to other basic income models; andA Federal-Provincial GBI Working Group has already been created to study this model, beginning the process of cross-government collaboration to implement the Project.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Renew and strengthen federal participation in the PEI GBI Working Group;2. Work with the Government of PEI to implement the PEI GBI Demonstration Project, studying its impacts over 5 to 7 years, adjusting the program as necessary; and3. Use the evidence-based results of the PEI GBI Demonstration Project to reform Canada’s income security system by implementing a guaranteed basic income across Canada in consultation with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners.Guaranteed annual incomePrince Edward Island45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 4, 2025e-6771e-6771 (Animals)VickiFecteauHon.NathanielErskine-SmithBeaches—East YorkLiberalONSeptember 4, 2025, at 1:28 p.m. (EDT)January 2, 2026, at 1:28 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318685" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food</Addressee>Whereas:Foie gras is produced by force-feeding ducks and geese until their livers swell up to ten times their normal size, causing a painful condition known as hepatic lipidosis;This process involves inserting tubes down the birds’ throats to pump large quantities of food directly into their stomachs, leading to injuries, ruptured organs, and sometimes deaths;Only the necks protrude from the cages, allowing the feeders to grab the birds’ heads to force the beaks open for feeding, with some birds experiencing torn necks and ruptured internal organs from the feeding tubes;In the last few weeks of their lives, up to four pounds of food per day are pumped into the birds’ stomachs;This practice is so extreme that it is unique among agricultural methods in deliberately inducing disease and deformities;The birds endure severe physical stress, including heat exhaustion from excess body fat and difficulty breathing due to enlarged organs;These aquatic birds are denied normal lives and even water for swimming; andThe United Kingdom, most EU countries, Israel, Argentina, Switzerland, Australia, Norway, Turkey, India, and the U.S state of California have banned the production of foie gras, with India banning importation.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to enact legislation banning the practice of force-feeding ducks and geese for the production of foie gras, banning the importation and sale of foie gras produced by such force-feeding, and providing financial assistance and guidance to producers for transitioning to plant-based agriculture.Cruelty to animalsLivestock farmingMeatWaterfowl45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 4, 2025e-6768e-6768 (Health)LucySharrattYvesPerronBerthier—MaskinongéBloc QuébécoisQCSeptember 4, 2025, at 1:25 p.m. (EDT)November 3, 2025, at 1:25 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Genetically engineered foods, also referred to as genetically modified foods or genetically modified organisms (GMOs), are not required to be labelled in Canada and companies are not voluntarily labelling their genetically engineered food and food ingredients;New genetic engineering techniques of gene editing, such as CRISPR, are projected to lead to the development of many new genetically engineered foods, including genetically engineered fruits and vegetables as well as genetically engineered livestock;Many foods from gene-edited plants will not be assessed for safety by Health Canada and will not appear on Health Canada’s list of approved novel foods;Many Canadians want access to information about how their food is produced and public opinion polls have consistently found that over 75% of Canadians want mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods;Mandatory labelling will simplify the tracking of GMOs in supply chains for food businesses;Mandatory labelling will provide transparency to improve public trust in Canada’s food system; andThe federal government has stated its commitment to the principle of transparency.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to establish mandatory labelling of all genetically engineered foods sold in Canada.Food labellingGenetically modified organisms45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 4, 2025e-6748e-6748 (Consumer protection)KristiLeeShelbyKramp-NeumanHastings—Lennox and Addington—TyendinagaConservativeONSeptember 4, 2025, at 1:24 p.m. (EDT)January 2, 2026, at 1:24 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318661" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Housing and Infrastructure</Addressee>Whereas:Modular/prefabricated construction can provide benefits in timeframe and efficiencies in construction if constructed correctly;Experience has shown that modular/prefabicated home manufacturers cannot consistently be relied upon to maintain the standards they are certified for;Our own new build home, from detailed and invasive inspection, has revealed over 200 defects and failures from factory construction that will have to be rectified;As modular construction is delivered on site completed, the homeowner doesn’t easily have the ability to assess if the internal structure of the house was correctly constructed in the factory;Modular construction promises faster timelines and reduced costs—but speed must never come at the expense of structural integrity, environmental responsibility, or public safety; andWithout proper inspections, critical procedures can be overlooked during off-site fabrication, risking failures, water and gas intrusion and toxic home environments that affect lives.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure to implement mandatory inspections for modular/prefabricated buildings at all critical stages of their factory construction, which should be carried out by municipal building inspectors who have the residential construction knowledge to ensure transparency, safety, and regulatory compliance.Building and construction industryConsumers and consumer protectionPrefabricated homes45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 4, 2025e-6705e-6705 (Government services and administration)DaveMacDonaldHon.NathanielErskine-SmithBeaches—East YorkLiberalONSeptember 4, 2025, at 1:23 p.m. (EDT)December 3, 2025, at 1:23 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Canada’s Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) is widely criticized as inadequate by accountability experts;Canada tied for last in whistleblower protection among 37 countries, per the 2021 Blueprint for Free Speech report;Real-world cases reveal gaps in protection, enforcement, and remedies, especially for those facing systemic barriers;The PSDPA excludes contractors, union representatives, and RCMP officers, leaving many unprotected;Whistleblower safeguards are limited for private sector, provincial, and municipal workers; andConflicts of interest, high evidentiary thresholds, delays, and weak remedies chill public interest disclosures;We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to to reform the PSDPA by: 1. Extending protections to contractors, union representatives, and RCMP officers;2. Creating independent investigative bodies with binding authority;3. Simplifying evidentiary thresholds and providing legal support;4. Classifying reprisals as violations for investigation;5. Mandating enforceable remedies like reinstatement and compensation;6. Banning employer-controlled processes and suppressive NDAs;7. Requiring strict deadlines and transparent reporting;8. Adding safeguards for whistleblowers with disabilities; and9. Commissioning an independent review of federal whistleblower retaliation.Disclosure of wrongdoing in the workplacePublic Servants Disclosure Protection ActPublic Service and public servants45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 4, 2025e-6646e-6646 (Social affairs and equality)Sharon ElaineWhitingDanAlbasOkanagan Lake West—South KelownaConservativeBCSeptember 4, 2025, at 1:20 p.m. (EDT)January 2, 2026, at 1:20 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Canada Pension Plan (CPP) applicants, who are legally responsible for children, are not able to claim these children as dependents.Many Seniors have the responsibility for children as kinship caregivers, connected to a child through family, culture and/or community, providing full time care to that child when parents are unable to parent often due to reasons like mental illness and addiction; andCurrently, there are only two types of CPP children's benefits. For the CPP Disabled Contributor and the CPP Surviving Child's Benefit. We are requesting that a third type be added for those contributors who are 60 and older, who are raising children again.We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to add to the current CPP Benefits for Dependent policy a 3^rd type:A contributor, age 60 or higher, with dependents under age 18, or under age 25 and in full-time or part-time attendance at a recognized school or university - receive a monthly payment for the child/ren of which the contributor is "legally" or "in fact" living with and under the contributor's decision-making responsibility while under the age of 21. The contributor must have made sufficient contributions to the CPP.Canada Pension PlanDependent childrenPensions and pensioners45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 4, 2025e-6767e-6767 (Environment)CharityParisianCherylGallantAlgonquin—Renfrew—PembrokeConservativeONSeptember 4, 2025, at 8:22 a.m. (EDT)October 4, 2025, at 8:22 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued permits allowing forestry companies to spray glyphosate aerially over Crown land;These are public lands, belonging to all Canadians, and the spraying directly affects water, wildlife as we enter moose hunting season, traditional harvesting, and the health of local communities;The Algonquins of Pikwakanagan and Algonquins of Bonnechere First Nations were not properly informed or consulted, which undermines Indigenous rights and stewardship of the land; andAerial spraying has been linked to the destruction of biodiversity, soil depletion, animal poisoning, contamination of waterways, and increased forest fire risk due to dead, dried brush left behind.We, the undersigned, citizens of canada, call upon the Government of Canada to immediately intervene in the planned aerial spraying of glyphosate across Canada’s Crown forests, including Renfrew County forests, and assist forestry companies in implementing a proven, sustainable alternative: sheep grazing.Environmental protectionForest policyGlyphosateGovernment lands45th Parliament207Open for signatureSeptember 4, 2025e-6770e-6770 (Justice)CarrieWiebeWillGreavesVictoriaLiberalBCSeptember 4, 2025, at 8:22 a.m. (EDT)October 4, 2025, at 8:22 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Since June 2025, at least five women in British Columbia have been tragically killed and three seriously injured in incidents linked to intimate partner violence (IPV), while across Canada, one woman is murdered by an intimate partner every five to six days—highlighting systemic failures that endanger victims and demand urgent action;The Intimate Partner Violence Prevention and Enforcement Act introduces evidence-based, life-saving reforms to strengthen prevention and protection;These include bail amendments, creating a reverse onus for assaults involving choking, suffocation, or strangulation, and strengthening Section 523 to remove automatic release pending sentencing;The Act also establishes a disclosure protocol (Right to Ask / Right to Know), modeled on Clare’s Law, allowing individuals to learn of a partner’s violent past;It introduces restrictions on legal name changes for IPV offenders, preventing abusers from hiding criminal records;Requires mandatory criminal record checks for marriage licenses to ensure informed consent;Provides for court-ordered treatment programs and electronic monitoring of high-risk offenders to reduce reoffending and improve safety;Establishes a specialized IPV Enforcement Unit, a Fatality Review Committee, and an independent IPV Commissioner to enhance oversight and accountability; andThese reforms reflect best practices from other jurisdictions and aim to save lives, protect survivors, and close dangerous gaps in the justice system.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to honour these women’s memory and prevent further tragedies by enacting the Intimate Partner Violence Prevention and Enforcement Act without delay.Domestic violenceS-249 (44-1), An Act respecting national action for the prevention of intimate partner violence45th Parliament229Not certifiedSeptember 4, 2025e-6536e-6536 (Fisheries)GayleGordonBlaineCalkinsPonoka—DidsburyConservativeABJune 2, 2025, at 12:14 p.m. (EDT)August 31, 2025, at 12:14 p.m. (EDT)September 4, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas: Local fishing revenues in the Port Renfrew region have plummeted from $26 million to $16.5 million, risking the future of our businesses and tourism;Chinook salmon stocks are at decade-high levels, raising questions on the need for current restrictions;Current restrictions are being arbitrarily imposed for unsubstantiated, ideological reasons; Late announcements of fishing openings make it extremely difficult to book guests and fishermen to fit the limited access available;Last-minute regulatory changes harm businesses, highlighting the need for guidelines to be established well in advance; andCurrent fishing restrictions and closures in Area 21 and 20-1, have devastated the economy of the Port Renfrew area.We, the undersigned, residents of Port Renfrew and members of the BC Recreational Fishing Association, call upon the Government of Canada to take immediate action regarding salmon fishing restrictions, and closures that threaten our fishing economy.Chinook salmonFisheries policyFishing rights45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 28, 2025e-6703e-6703 (Foreign affairs)GhaliaDerkeshliElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCAugust 28, 2025, at 1:44 p.m. (EDT)November 26, 2025, at 1:44 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:The humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels;The United Nations and humanitarian organizations report that famine conditions are already occurring, with thousands of children suffering from acute malnutrition;Civilian infrastructure has been destroyed, and humanitarian aid is severely restricted by ongoing blockades;The people of Gaza are facing starvation, illness, and displacement at an unprecedented scale; andCanada has a moral and legal responsibility to uphold international humanitarian law and protect civilians by calling for immediate action.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commonsto apply diplomatic and economic pressure to urge an immediate lifting of the blockade and to ensure the swift and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.Foreign policyHumanitarian assistance and workersInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelPalestine45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 28, 2025e-6736e-6736 (Justice)ChrisAllenSalmaZahidScarborough Centre—Don Valley EastLiberalONAugust 28, 2025, at 12:44 p.m. (EDT)December 26, 2025, at 12:44 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Impaired driving remains a leading cause of criminal death in Canada, despite decades of public awareness efforts;The current Criminal Code charge of “impaired driving causing death” fails to reflect the conscious and reckless choice of driving after consuming alcohol or drugs;Families continue to be devastated by entirely preventable deaths caused by impaired drivers, often with limited legal accountability or deterrence; andExisting sentencing inconsistencies and vague legal terminology undermine public trust in the justice system.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to 1. Introduce a new offence in the Criminal Code of Canada titled Reckless Homicide by Intoxication;2. Apply this offence when a person voluntarily consumes alcohol or drugs, operates a motor vehicle while impaired, and causes the death of another individual, to accurately capture the severity of this conduct and serve as a stronger deterrent; and3. Undertake a review of sentencing guidelines for impaired driving offences causing death, to ensure they align with the severity and lasting harm caused by these incidents.Impaired drivingSentencingVehicular homicide45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 28, 2025e-6728e-6728 (Environment)JonathanTaylorElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCAugust 28, 2025, at 12:41 p.m. (EDT)November 26, 2025, at 12:41 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Canadians are already experiencing the devastating effects of climate change—wildfires, floods, and extreme weather—threatening our health, homes, and economy;The Canada Greener Homes Grant, which empowered homeowners to reduce emissions and energy bills, is now closed to new applicants due to exhausted funding;A 2025 peer-reviewed study in Scientific Reports, using machine learning, forecasts that Canada will fall short of its Paris Agreement targets by nearly 20% unless stronger action is taken;The closure of the grant leaves many Canadians—especially low- and middle-income households—without access to vital support for energy-efficient retrofits;Canadians overwhelmingly support climate action and expect their government to lead with courage, fairness, and foresight; andSection 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the right to life, liberty, and security of the person—rights increasingly threatened by climate inaction.We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to 1. Renew and expand funding for the Canada Greener Homes Grant and related programs;2. Ensure equitable access to retrofit support for all Canadians, especially vulnerable households;3. Enact a federal Clean Electricity Standard to achieve 100% net-zero electricity by 2035;4. Strengthen carbon pricing and accelerate investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency; and5. Support a just transition for workers and communities in high-emission sectors.Canada Greener Homes GrantEnergy transitionEnvironmental protectionRenewable energy and fuelRetrofit45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 28, 2025e-6662e-6662 (Foreign affairs)HosseinRafiei RenaniSalmaZahidScarborough Centre—Don Valley EastLiberalONAugust 28, 2025, at 12:39 p.m. (EDT)October 27, 2025, at 12:39 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Israel has illegally occupied Palestinian territories since 1967;Israel has committed apartheid per the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Amnesty International, B'Tselem, Independent Jewish Voices Canada;Israel has killed or injured over 100,000 people, forcibly displaced about two million Palestinians and impeded their access to food, water, medical aid, electricity since 2023;Israel has killed more children since 2023 than all the children killed in wars globally in the preceding four years combined;Israel has been charged with genocide at the ICJ, and has violated the subsequent ICJ orders made in 2024;Israel, as an occupier, cannot rely on a right of self-defence to justify its crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), per the ICJ;Genocide and collective punishment are never lawful means of self-defence;All States are obligated not to aid Israel’s illegal occupation of OPT, per the ICJ; andCanada’s military and economic relations with Israel aid Israel in maintaining its illegal occupation of OPT.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. End the purchase, sale, and transfer of all lethal and non-lethal military equipment, technology, services, and components between Canada and Israel, whether directly or though other countries, until Israel withdraws from OPT;2. Cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement and impose sanctions on Israel identical to those currently on Russia, until Israel withdraws from OPT;3. Launch an investigation under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act into Canadian citizens, residents, visitors who have been affiliated or collaborated with the Israeli military, prosecute the offenders, cooperate with the International Criminal Court.Economic sanctionsForeign policyInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelMilitary weaponsPalestine45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 28, 2025e-6722e-6722 (Social affairs and equality)JohnKrasevecHon.KarinaGouldBurlingtonLiberalONAugust 28, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. (EDT)November 26, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318631" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Finance and National Revenue</Addressee>Whereas:The RDSP (Registered Disability Savings Plan) introduced in 2008 by the Federal Government has been a great vehicle for disabled individuals to create future savings;A recent stat indicates that only 35% or so of eligible individuals is taking advantage of this program;Since the inception of this program the cost of living has increased dramatically;Affordability has changed for families, especially for those who have disabilities; andThere has been no meaningful increase to the amount of contribution room to this account.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of Finance and National Revenue to 1. Increase the lifetime contribution from $200,000 life time to $300,000 lifetime, a number which reflects the Government of Canada's inflation calculator from 2008 (RDSP inception) until today;2. Have the inflation rate account for the contribution room each year in the same manner that RRSP, TFSA, CPP and all other accounts and services are increased on an annual basis; and3. Have these chnges tabled in the Fall budget as there is no request for additional funds from the Treasury, nor is a request to change the tax code, just an opportunity for individuals to save more to assist in future affordability, and have less reliance on Government assistance later.InflationPersons with disabilitiesRegistered Disability Savings Plan45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 28, 2025e-6671e-6671 (Citizenship and immigration)HazemAlgebraeelSalmaZahidScarborough Centre—Don Valley EastLiberalONAugust 28, 2025, at 12:22 p.m. (EDT)December 26, 2025, at 12:22 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318691" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship</Addressee>Whereas:Druze and Christian religious minorities in Sweida, Syria are facing violence, persecution, and displacement;Sweida is home to vulnerable religious minorities—Druze and Christians—who are experiencing escalating threats;The city of Sweida is under siege by extremist armed groups, drawing parallels to Sinjar during the Yazidi genocide;According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), since early July 2025, over 500 civilians have been killed in Sweida;Churches have been bombed, homes destroyed, and families forced into hiding;The communities are surrounded by militia-controlled areas, making escape impossible;These minorities cannot flee, cannot register with UNHCR, and have no access to international protection; andThe threat of ethnic cleansing is urgent, real, and growing.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to 1. Urgently establish a Special Sponsorship Pathway for Druze and Christian minorities in Sweida, Syria;2. Recognize that Sweida’s trapped populations—especially those still in-country—cannot access formal refugee systems;3. Implement a one-year temporary public policy allowing up to 3,500 private sponsorship applications from at-risk individuals in Sweida;4. Prioritize sponsorships through Groups of Five and Community Sponsors, with the ability to include SAHs as well;5. Model this initiative as a targeted source-country program, similar to Canada’s Yazidi resettlement from Iraq; and6. Alternatively, establish complementary measures, such as, a humanitarian visitor visa stream, super Visa exceptions for at-risk extended family members, or a Sweida Emergency Travel Authorization, modeled on the Ukraine program (CUAET).Immigration policyRefugee sponsorshipReligious minoritiesSyria45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 27, 2025e-6753e-6753 (Taxation)NicoleVasconcelosBradVisMission—Matsqui—AbbotsfordConservativeBCAugust 27, 2025, at 9:26 a.m. (EDT)December 25, 2025, at 9:26 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs) are licensed and regulated like other health professionals, but they are still not exempt from GST/HST under the Excise Tax Act;RMTs are part of the CCHPBC - College of Complimentary Health of BC, we are regulated by the government, along with Chiropractic Doctors, Doctors of Acupuncture & TCM, and Naturopath Doctors. Registered massage therapists are the only ones not GST exempt. - All other members are GST exempt;Registered massage therapy is recognized as a medical service by healthcare professionals and insurers and RMTs are authorized to direct bill private and Provincial insurance companies;Failure to remove the GST creates double standards and inequity in the professions regulated by the colleges and recognized by the province. It also contributes to financial barriers for providers and patients alike; andUnregistered massage services (e.g., spa treatments, and unregulated massage clinics) should remain taxable, but regulated RMT services should not.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to add Registered Massage Therapy to the GST /HST exemption and excise GST/HST on all RMT services across Canada.Excise Tax ActExcise taxesMassage therapyTax exemption45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 27, 2025e-6751e-6751 (Foreign affairs)JohnMaybaGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCAugust 27, 2025, at 9:24 a.m. (EDT)December 25, 2025, at 9:24 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions, Canada is required to respect international humanitarian law;Under Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel as an occupying power must allow and facilitate humanitarian aid by impartial organizations;Canada’s own International Assistance Accountability Act requires that all Canadian foreign aid uphold human rights and international legal standards; andIsrael’s policy and actions violate all of these obligations.We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to 1. Publicly and unequivocally reject the militarized aid model currently used in Palestine;2. Request the full restoration of access for UN agencies and established humanitarian NGOs, including UNRWA and the World Food Programme;3. Insist on safe and immediate entry for Canadian healthcare workers and other international humanitarian personnel to Palestine; 4. Withhold Canadian funding from any entity or model that does not comply with principles of neutrality, impartiality, independence, and humanity; and5. Ensure that all Canadian aid to Gaza is delivered through internationally recognized humanitarian channels.Foreign policyHumanitarian assistance and workersInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelPalestine45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 26, 2025e-6745e-6745 (Public safety)KenMcMullenGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCAugust 26, 2025, at 12:53 p.m. (EDT)November 24, 2025, at 12:53 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Canada has around 3,200 fire departments of which approximately 80% rely solely on volunteer firefighters;The scale and complexity of events Canadian fire services are expected to respond to have increased dramatically in recent years and that trend is anticipated to continue;All levels of government in Canada are involved in aspects of fire and emergency management;Collaboration and strategic coordination are necessary to prepare for major emergencies and ensure efficient use of resources; andThere is a need to integrate a fire and emergency management perspective into policy and decision making for other issues, including, but not limited to, housing, green technology, transportation, tariffs, first responder mental health, and defense.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to support Motion M-12 and work in collaboration with the country’s fire chiefs to establish the Office of the National Fire Administration located within Public Safety Canada.Emergency servicesFire prevention45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 26, 2025e-6695e-6695 (Consumer protection)CarmenTamHon.BardishChaggerWaterlooLiberalONAugust 26, 2025, at 12:44 p.m. (EDT)October 25, 2025, at 12:44 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Mastercard, Visa, and other payment platforms have been leveraging their power over consumer ability to purchase legal content;In 2021, Mastercard changed its policies to regulate adult entertainment by preventing the use of its payment platform on numerous adult entertainment sites;As of July 2025, video game distribution service Steam now cites rule 15, that “adult only” content is not permitted on the platform if it goes against payment processor’s policies. Steam does not describe what content is defined as “adult only”;As of July 2025, video game distribution website Itch.io has “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from browse and search pages. Users that previously purchased legitimate video games cannot access games that have been removed; andThis has set an unsettling precedent of corporate censorship, causing concern in video game development teams, including developers, voice actors, and artists in other creative fields as their livelihoods are in limbo.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to 1. Stop financial discrimination by payment platforms against legal goods and services;2. Ensure transparency to consumers about content restrictions and the rationale behind them; and3. Protect creators' rights to make legal adult content and ensure a fair appeals process for any penalized media.CensorshipCredit cardsInternetPornography45th Parliament220CertifiedAugust 26, 2025e-6589e-6589 (Animals)LesleyFoxGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCJune 18, 2025, at 2:40 p.m. (EDT)August 17, 2025, at 2:40 p.m. (EDT)August 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Fur farming poses a public health risk to Canadians;Fur-farmed animals can carry high-risk zoonotic diseases including coronaviruses and influenza;The intensive breeding and captivity of fur-bearing animal species increases the risk of zoonotic disease transmission between humans and animals;British Columbia banned mink farming due to its public health risk;Infectious disease specialists in Canada identified fur farming as a hazardous practice and have called on the Government of Canada to end fur farming;The extreme confinement of wildlife on fur farms causes significant pain and suffering to animals;Wolves, bobcats, foxes, lynx, chinchillas, and minks are species known to be commercially farmed for their fur in Canada, and the National Farm Animal Care Council has only developed Codes of Practice for the farming of minks and foxes;The federal government is responsible for prohibiting animal suffering and protecting public health and the environment;Industrial fur farming is incongruent with the values and traditions of many First Nations;Canada is one of the few remaining countries in the world where fur farming is still legal and has active fur farms (over twenty countries have banned fur farming);Fur farming is a socially unacceptable practice as it commercializes Canadian wildlife for non-essential, luxury fashion fur products that are sold on international markets; andPublic opinion surveys reinforce that most Canadians overwhelmingly support a nationwide prohibition on fur farming;We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to prohibit the practice of fur farming for all species of animals.Animal rights and welfareFur farming45th Parliament220CertifiedAugust 26, 2025e-6668e-6668 (Health)LauraCombdenDanMazierRiding MountainConservativeMBJuly 17, 2025, at 12:34 p.m. (EDT)August 16, 2025, at 12:34 p.m. (EDT)August 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Synthetic food dye has been linked to mental health issues in children, including aggression, memory and learning issues, and severe emotional dysregulation;These adverse effects are estimated to affect 8% of children with ADHD, yet synthetic dyes remain prevalent in food and medicine;The Government of Canada has committed to ensuring that food additives do not pose a hazard to consumer health;Vulnerable populations—particularly children, individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions, and pregnant persons—are disproportionately at risk;Alarmingly, these additives persist in foods marketed to children and even prenatal vitamins, despite animal studies demonstrating genotoxicity, oxidative stress, and impaired neurodevelopment;Canada’s inaction contravenes the precautionary principle, a cornerstone of public health policy requiring preventative measures when credible risks exist, even amid scientific uncertainty; andCurrent regulatory gaps perpetuate a preventable public health crisis, failing those most vulnerable.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to: 1. Reform regulations permitting synthetic food dyes (e.g., Red 40, Yellow 5/6, Red 3), which peer-reviewed studies link to neurological harm in children, including hyperactivity, attention deficits, and behavioral disruptions at levels far below the ADI;2. Immediately reassess synthetic dyes under the Food and Drugs Act, prioritizing independent neurodevelopmental research and applying the precautionary principle to phase out suspect additives until proven safe for sensitive groups;3. Enforce mandatory warnings for products containing these dyes and prioritize their removal from prenatal/children’s medicine, dental products, and vitamins; and4. Collaborate with pediatric and neurodevelopmental experts to ensure regulations are science-based and prioritize mental health protection over industry convenience.Child healthRegulationSynthetic food dye45th Parliament220CertifiedAugust 26, 2025e-6499e-6499 (Environment)MikeRichardsonChrisd'EntremontAcadie—AnnapolisConservativeNSMay 23, 2025, at 4:24 p.m. (EDT)August 21, 2025, at 4:24 p.m. (EDT)August 26, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318637" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Environment and Climate Change</Addressee>Whereas:Beginning in 2025, firewood will no longer be provided for backcountry campsites at the Kejimkujik National Park;Campers who choose to have campfires must purchase firewood and transport it to their site;Increasing backcountry camping fees by a reasonable amount would likely be a preferred solution over the logistical challenges caused by this new policy;These lands have been enjoyed by the Mi’kmaw people for centuries, and we have gained an insight to their culture through tracing ancient trails, portages and waterways;Campfires are an essential part of the backcountry experience;This policy is both impractical and counterproductive;Many backcountry campers, including hikers, kayakers and canoeists, will face significant logistical challenges, and expecting them to bring sufficient firewood for a multi-day trip is near impossible; andThe policy states that it will be "encouraging responsible fire use", but many campers will resort to foraging wood from the forest and cause unnecessary harm to the local ecosystem.We, the undersigned, residents of the Province of Nova Scotia, call upon the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to 1. Consider alternative solutions rather than eliminating the firewood provision entirely;2. Increase backcountry camping fees by a reasonable amount as most users would prefer a modest fee increase over the logistical challenges and diminished experience caused by this new policy; and3. Encourage Parks Canada to reconsider this decision and explore more balanced approaches to maintaining both the ecological integrity and the accessibility of Kejimkujik’s backcountry.Camping and campgroundsKejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 21, 2025e-6738e-6738 (Natural resources and energy)KristenLeBlancElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCAugust 21, 2025, at 10:49 a.m. (EDT)December 19, 2025, at 10:49 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:The proposed site lies within or near the Tantramar Marshes, located on the Chignecto Isthmus—an ecologically sensitive region that forms the only land corridor connecting Nova Scotia’s moose population and other wildlife with the rest of North America;The marshes support migratory birds, species at risk, and serve as vital carbon sinks that help mitigate climate changeThe gas plant threatens to disrupt water flows, damage habitats, pollute groundwater relied on by local residents, and fragment critical wildlife corridors;The project undermines Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, net-zero by 2050 targets, and commitments under the Paris Agreement;The project violates key federal environmental laws, including the Fisheries Act, Species at Risk Act, Migratory Birds Convention Act, Canadian Environmental Protection Act, and the Ramsar Convention;The consultation with Indigenous communities, residents, and environmental experts has been inadequate; andNo proper health impact assessment has been conducted, despite potential risks to air and water quality, and ongoing industrial noise affecting community well-being.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to halt all federal approvals for the Centrevillage, N.B gas plant (Pro Energy- Rigs Project).1. Mandate a full, independent environmental and climate impact assessment under the Impact Assessment Act, including baseline and bi-annual water testing for residential wells;2. Designate the Chignecto Isthmus, including the Tantramar Marsh and adjacent wetlands, as federally protected areas;3. Enforce federal environmental laws protecting water, wildlife, and public health;4. Support renewable energy projects that align with climate goals, and local community interests; and5. Establish a buffer zone between the gas plant and residential areas to mitigate industrial noise.Chignecto IsthmusEnergy and fuelEnvironmental protectionPower plants45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 21, 2025e-6724e-6724 (Taxation)SavvaPoverenyAnthonyHousefatherMount RoyalLiberalQCAugust 21, 2025, at 10:45 a.m. (EDT)December 19, 2025, at 10:45 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318631" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Finance and National Revenue</Addressee>Whereas:On January 1, 1991, the Canadian Government introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST);From that day forward, a ‘small supplier’ was, and still is, considered to be a business whose gross income does not exceed the appointed threshold of $30,000 Canadian dollars. If an entrepreneur does not generate a revenue larger than the appointed threshold, he/she is not obligated to obtain a Business Number (BN) for tax purposes;Over time, inflation has reduced the real value of our national currency. The application of expansionary fiscal policies contributes to the devaluation of the Canadian dollar which reduces the Canadian resident’s purchasing power;Since, the real value of money decreased, the cost of conducting business became noticeably expensive; andNevertheless, the GST/HST registration threshold remains the same.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Finance and National Revenue to adjust the $30,000 threshold for mandatory GST/HST registration in Canada in accordance with the changes of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) between 1990’s and present time thus, reinforcing the sense of justice for all Canadian startup companies.Consumer Price IndexGoods and services taxSmall and medium-sized enterprises45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 21, 2025e-6704e-6704 (Health)ShellyLoback MoncionCherylGallantAlgonquin—Renfrew—PembrokeConservativeONAugust 21, 2025, at 10:43 a.m. (EDT)December 19, 2025, at 10:43 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Parliament has neither debated nor voted on Canada’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response, also referred to as the “Pandemic Agreement”;In parallel to the Pandemic Agreement drafting process, hundreds of amendments have been proposed by 16 member states to the International Health Regulations (IHRs), which govern the conduct of countries and provide the legal framework for the WHO to exercise its powers;Canada voted in favour to adopt the WHO’s Pandemic Agreement on May 20th, 2025, after the 45th federal election was held and before the opening of the 45th Parliament, meaning no debate nor vote could be held to obtain the consent from Parliament elected by Canadians;The outcomes of these efforts will give legally binding, emergency powers to the WHO, with potential far-reaching impacts on the lives, health, and human rights of Canadians; andThe prime minister and his party have repeatedly promised in the last election campaign and in their platform to keep Canada secure as a sovereign, independent nation.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to immediately unilaterally reject the amendments made to the IHR adopted on June 1, 2024, and withdraw from the WHO’s Pandemic Agreement adopted on May 20, 2025.PandemicWorld Health Organization45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 21, 2025e-6701e-6701 (Social affairs and equality)BarboraKlima BratovaHon.BardishChaggerWaterlooLiberalONAugust 21, 2025, at 10:35 a.m. (EDT)November 19, 2025, at 10:35 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Families across Canada have been wrongfully separated due to flawed child abuse assessments by Child Abuse Pediatricians (CAPs), whose unverified medical opinions are solely relied upon in child protection proceedings;Unlike in the United States, Canada does not require that physicians offering such opinions hold certification in child abuse or forensic pediatrics;There is no legal requirement for a second, independent medical opinion before children are apprehended based on a suspected abuse diagnosis;Medical conditions such as rickets, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, benign external hydrocephalus, and pediatric strokes can mimic signs of abuse, yet differential diagnoses are often not properly considered;There is no federal data collection on child abuse cases initially substantiated, but later found to have medical explanations, masking the true scope of the problem; andThese gaps contribute to wrongful apprehensions, delayed medical care, psychological harm, and increased public costs.We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to require that physicians offering medical opinions in federal or interprovincial child protection matters hold certification in child abuse or forensic pediatrics.1. Mandate a second, independent expert opinion before apprehensions based solely on suspected abuse;2. Develop national guidelines ensuring relevant medical conditions are ruled out before concluding abuse;3. Collect and publish federal data on child abuse cases initially substantiated bur later found to have medical explanations; and4. Support a national inquiry into wrongful apprehensions due to medical misdiagnoses, including impacts on Indigenous, military and immigrant families.Child abuseChild protectionOversight mechanismPediatrics45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 21, 2025e-6640e-6640 (Democratic process)TannerBergsmaHon.BardishChaggerWaterlooLiberalONAugust 21, 2025, at 10:33 a.m. (EDT)December 19, 2025, at 10:33 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:The integrity, transparency, and security of Canada’s electoral process are fundamental to public trust in democratic institutions;Concerns have been raised regarding the custody and safeguarding of advance poll ballots during the period between voting and tabulation;Canada’s current system of electoral representation does not adequately reflect the diversity and will of its citizens; andCanada's current electoral system is failing to uphold democracy of the people.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to mandate that all advance poll ballot boxes be stored in a secure, locked facility under continuous dual custody by two governing bodies — with both parties physically present at all times when ballot boxes are sealed, transported, or accessed. 1. Ban the use of pencils in all election polling stations and replace them with permanent, ink-based pens to uphold ballot integrity, and reinforce integrity in the electoral process;2. Implement a standardized, non-identifiable receipt system for all voters regardless of whether they cast their ballot electronically, by mail, or in person;3. Install visible surveillance cameras within all voting locations to oversee ballot handling areas and enhance procedural integrity, while ensuring that voter privacy is upheld;4. Conduct a national census to identify and register all electors who wish to vote by mail, in order to distribute mail-in ballots in advance with accuracy and avoid fraud or ballot misplacement; and5. Initiate a national, non-partisan review of Canada’s electoral system through open public consultation, including the exploration of alternative democratic models such as proportional representation with the goal of strengthening representative democracy.BallotsElectoral reformFederal electionsOversight mechanism45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 20, 2025e-6721e-6721 (National defence and military operations)GeorgeAndersonDonDaviesVancouver KingswayNDPBCAugust 20, 2025, at 11:16 a.m. (EDT)December 18, 2025, at 11:16 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="6" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Prime Minister</Addressee>Whereas:It would be a waste of tax dollars, which could be spent on infrastructure, hospitals, or combatting the effects of climate change, such as forest fires and extreme flooding.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to not participate in, or commit any Canadian funding to, the United State's planned Gold Dome Defence System of the Americas and not allocate any Canadian tax dollars toward the Gold Dome Defence System.Canada-United States relationsDefence alliances45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 20, 2025e-6683e-6683 (Social affairs and equality)TravisSheppardCarolAnsteyLong Range MountainsConservativeNLAugust 20, 2025, at 11:11 a.m. (EDT)October 19, 2025, at 11:11 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318692" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Health</Addressee>Whereas:Canadian citizens who have been diagnosed with severe mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are facing unjust barriers to a leading Social Determinant of Health (SDOH): Income and Social Status;Canadian citizens who are unable to advocate for themselves are being denied CRA Disability Tax Credits and CPP Disability when applying for financial assistance due to these forms inadequately assessing and evaluating the degree of disability afforded to such severe disease; andCanadian citizens are being awarded CRA and CPP disability assistance more readily should they have a diagnosed physiological condition such as mobility disorder and diabetes mellitus and a much more challenging time receiving compensation for severe psychological conditions.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to immediately take action to reform canadian agencies that manage disability applications and improve access to financial assistance among some of our most vulnerable persons in Canada. These changes will transform the lives of individuals living with cycling mental health conditions and their families, will ultimately reduce healthcare spending, decrease the incidence of maladaptive coping/concurrent disorders such as addiction, and protect vulnerable persons from all walks of life across this vast Country.Disability benefitsMental healthPersons with disabilities45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00060451-00060 (Taxation)KellyBlockCarlton Trail—Eagle CreekConservativeSKJune 19, 2025August 20, 2025June 17, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw attention of the Government of Canada to the following:Whereas:
Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;
Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;
Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, newcomer support, youth programs, and mental health outreach - all rooted in their faith traditions;
These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;
Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
Singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society.
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Reject Recommendations 429 and 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report;2. Refrain from including these recommendations in the federal budget or any related legislation; and3. Affirm the charitable status of faith-based organizations whose work flows from sincerely held beliefs and whose contributions serve the common good in Canada.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.The Government of Canada remains firmly committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive care across the country.
Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00058451-00058 (Environment)AnjuDhillonDorval—Lachine—LaSalleLiberalQCJune 19, 2025August 20, 2025June 12, 2024PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas:Our economic and financial systems depend on a stable climate and the Bank of Canada recognizes that climate change poses significant risks to the financial system and the economy;Continued financial support for emissions-intensive activities increases future climate-related risks to the stability of financial systems and the long- term interests of Canadians;There has been no significant legislative action on the matter in Canada despite international developments legislating the climate and finance nexus which risks leaving Canada behind; andBill S-243 the Climate Aligned Finance Act was drafted based on consultation with national and international experts so as to enable Canada to leapfrog from laggard to leader on aligning financial flows with climate commitments.Therefore, we, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to enact the principal concepts of the Climate Aligned Finance Act which would:1) Establish a duty for directors and officers of federal financial institutions to align with climate commitments;2) Align purposes of crown corporations and departments, including market oversight by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, with climate commitments;3) Require the development of action plans, targets and progress reports on meeting climate commitments through annual reporting requirements; 4) Ensure climate expertise on certain boards of directors and avoid conflicts of interest;5) Make capital adequacy requirements proportional to microprudential and macroprudential climate risks generated by financial institutions;6) Require a government action plan to align all financial products with climate commitments; and7) Mandate timely public review processes on implementation progress to ensure iterative learning.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada thanks the petitioner for expressing their views about climate-aligned finance in Canada.Canada’s transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 will require substantial investment beyond the public sector. Private sector capital and expertise will be needed to meet Canada’s climate objectives and create a climate-resilient economy.Developing sustainable finance in Canada will promote long-term growth and stability of Canada’s financial system. It will also help mobilize private sector resources and investment to finance Canada’s transition to net-zero emissions by 2050.The government’s recent election platform reaffirmed its commitment to building a climate-resilient economy and providing the market with the certainty and clarity it relies on. The government’s platform included commitments to:
Finalize and implement voluntary made-in-Canada sustainable investment guidelines.
Require climate-related financial disclosures and the development of net-zero plans for federally regulated institutions.
Issue green and transition bonds.
Sustainable investment guidelines (also known as a taxonomy) are an important, voluntary tool for investors, lenders, and other stakeholders navigating the global race to net-zero by credibly identifying “green” and “transition” economic activities.These guidelines would help provide credibility, accountability, and transparency in the marketplace. These are essential conditions for investors and companies to fill the investment gap necessary to meet the climate challenge while seizing generational opportunities for clean prosperity.From generating clean energy to decarbonizing emissions-intensive heavy industries, these guidelines would identify job-creating activities in a way that is scientifically credible and aligned with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.Climate-related financial disclosures would help investors better understand how large businesses are thinking about and managing risks related to climate change, ensuring that capital allocation aligns with the realities of a net-zero economy. Climate disclosure requirements are in place for federal Crown corporations and federally regulated financial institutions. The federal government remains ready to work with provincial and territorial partners to ensure broad disclosure coverage across the Canadian economy.Since 2022, Canada has issued $13 billion in green bonds to help finance projects that reduce emissions, protect our environment, and foster more resilient communities in the face of climate change. The government is committed to regular green bond issuance. The government is considering how it will approach transition bonds, which could help unlock further capital to invest in Canada’s transition to net zero. The government will provide more information later for how it will proceed.Also, the Government of Canada is transitioning to net-zero emissions and climate-resilient operations, while also reducing environmental impacts beyond carbon, including reductions in waste and water use and improvements to biodiversity. The Greening Government Strategy is a Government of Canada Directive that specifies greening government commitments for government-owned buildings, government-owned fleet, government procurement, and climate resilience (adaptation). The Strategy was created in 2017 and updated in 2020 and 2024. The Strategy is consistent with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy. Crown corporations are expected to align with the Strategy or adopt an equivalent set of commitments in each significant area of their operations, including the commitment to get to net-zero emissions by 2050 and to be climate-resilient.
Climate change and global warmingFinancial institutions45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00057451-00057 (Foreign affairs)JennyKwanVancouver EastNDPBCJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025June 13, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas:
Under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions, Canada is required to respect international humanitarian law;
Under Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel as an occupying power must allow and facilitate humanitarian aid by impartial organizations;
Canada's own international Assistance Accountability Act requires that all Canadian foreign aid uphold human rights and international legal standards; and
Israel's policy and actions violate all of these obligations.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Publicly and unequivocally reject the militarized aid model currently used in Palestine;2. Demand the full restoration of access for UN agencies and established humanitarian NGOs, including UNRWA and the World Food Programme;3. Insist on safe and immediate entry for Canadian healthcare workers and other international humanitarian personnel to Palestine; 4. Withhold Canadian funding from any entity or model that does not comply with principles of neutrality, impartiality, independence, and humanity;5. Ensure that all Canadian aid to Gaza is delivered through internationally recognized humanitarian channels.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantThe Canadian government continues to strongly oppose the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza, Israel’s imposition of restrictions on aid, and any attempts to expand settlements in the West Bank.Through diplomatic channels and public statements, Canada continues to call on Israel for the full and unhindered resumption of United Nations-led humanitarian aid into and throughout Gaza, at scale, and to strongly condemn the rising number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire while attempting to access scarce aid since the introduction of Israel’s new aid distribution modality last May 2025.The protection of civilians is paramount. Canada has and will continue to urge Israel to protect civilians, including medical and humanitarian workers, as well as civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals, and to ensure the continuity of medical services to the civilian population.The government has been vocal on all these messages Here are some recent examples.On May 19, 2025, the Prime Minister of Canada, along with the leaders of France and the United Kingdom, issued a public statement calling on the Israeli Government to stop its military operations in Gaza, lift restrictions on humanitarian aid meant to enter Gaza, and engage with the United Nations to ensure a return to the delivery of aid in line with humanitarian principles.In that statement, the Government of Canada condemned language used by members of the Israeli government threatening that, in their despair at the destruction of Gaza, civilians will start to relocate. The Government of Canada promised concrete actions if Israel did not cease the renewed military offensive, lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid. and cease the expansion of settlements. The Government also stated that permanent forced displacement is a breach of international humanitarian law.On June 3, 2025, the Canadian government expressed shock at the deaths of Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza and called for the United Nations -led resumption of aid throughout Gaza. The government also expressed alarm at Israel’s evacuation of Al-Awda Hospital, the last operational medical facility in northern Gaza. Palestinians in Gaza must be able to access life-saving medical aid.On June 10, 2025, Canada announced sanctions and other measures targeting Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. These measures were taken in coordination with the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway, and are in response to the recent escalation of violence by Israeli extremist settlers and affiliates against Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, contributing to insecurity for both Palestinians and Israelis. Settlements violate international law and undermine the viability of a future Palestinian state and, of a just and lasting peace through a two-state solution.On June 16, 2025, as G7 Chair, Canada led on a G7 Leaders’ statement that reiterated the importance of protecting civilians and the de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East. And on June 26, 2025, Canada strongly condemned Israeli fire on Palestinian civilians seeking aid and called on all parties to uphold international humanitarian law and allow United Nations -led humanitarian assistance to reach civilians throughout Gaza.Finally, on July 30, 2025, in response to the grave erosion of prospects for a two-state solution, Canada announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood. This decision was taken in concert with key allies, recognizing that there was no room for delay in coordinating international action to support peace, security, and the dignity of all human life. This intention is predicated on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to much-needed reforms, including the commitments by Palestinian Authority President Abbas to fundamentally reform its governance, to hold general elections in 2026 in which Hamas can play no part, and to demilitarize the Palestinian state.Preserving a two-state solution means standing with all people who choose peace over violence or terrorism and honouring their innate desire for the peaceful co-existence of Israeli and Palestinian states as the only roadmap for a secure and prosperous future.Canada’s support for international humanitarian efforts will be facilitated by principled and experienced humanitarian actors to deliver international assistance in Gaza. Examples include the World Food Programme, the World Health Organisation, the Canadian Red Cross, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Canada is a longstanding supporter of the organization, which plays a critical role assisting Palestinians, particularly with their experienced staff working in education and healthcare. Canada has been vocal in support of the Agency, and on October 27, 2024, Canada led a statement with likeminded partner countries opposing Israel’s legislation against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East’s operations. Since October 7, 2023, Canada has allocated more than $355 million in international assistance to save lives and alleviate suffering for those affected by the conflict. Canada has a robust system in place to ensure that our funds go only to organizations that alleviate suffering by respecting humanitarian principles, upholding human rights and respecting international humanitarian law. The government’s due diligence mechanisms ensure the sound fiscal management of funds.Canada strongly supports United States, Egyptian, and Qatari efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal for Gaza. A ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages, the resumption of impartial humanitarian aid flows, and good-faith negotiations to secure a permanent end to hostilities are the only way forward.A pathway towards a two-state solution is urgently needed.
Foreign policyHumanitarian assistance and workersInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelPalestine45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00056451-00056 (Public safety)AlexRuffBruce—Grey—Owen SoundConservativeONJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025June 16, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:WHEREAS:
The cell phone number known as "*16" is used to contact the Canadian Coast Guard in the event of water-related emergencies;
*16 is currently a voluntary offering from telecommunication companies in Canada; and
*16 is only available in some regions of Canada.
THEREFORE, we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
Expand the *16 number by making it accessible Canada-wide by compelling all telecommunications companies recognize *16 to contact the Canadian Coast Guard in the event of water-related emergencies.
Response by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official LanguagesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Steven GuilbeaultThe government would like to thank the petitioners for raising this important issue.The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is an independent quasi-judicial tribunal that regulates the Canadian communications sector in the public interest. The CRTC holds public consultations on telecommunications and broadcasting matters and makes decisions based on the public record.Federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, as well as telecommunications service providers, all play a role in ensuring that Canadians can access emergency services. The CRTC’s role is to regulate the service providers that connect emergency calls to the call centres that dispatch first responders. The CRTC cannot impose an obligation on a service provider without first holding a consultation to allow the public and all other stakeholders to share views and provide evidence.Any interested person may file an application with the CRTC to start a public proceeding, pursuant to Part 1 of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (SOR/2010-277).
Response by the Minister of FisheriesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Ernie KlassenThis is in response to your petition dated June 18, 2025, which calls for all Canadian telecommunications companies to recognize *16 on mobile devices, so that the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is accessible Canada-wide, in the event of water-related emergencies.The CCG provides services that facilitate the safe navigation of vessels in Canadian waters and protect the marine environment. These include: Marine Communications and Traffic Services; Aids to Navigation; Waterways Management; Icebreaking; Search and Rescue; and Marine Environmental and Hazards Response.In many areas across the country, calling *16 on a mobile device will connect you with a CCG Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre or a Joint Rescue Coordination Centre. The availability of the service varies greatly and depends on the cellular service provider of the user and their geographic location.The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is the federal regulator for telecommunications providers and would be best positioned to address the request for the expansion of *16. Should the requirement be extended to all telecommunications providers, the CCG will continue to ensure a prompt response to all *16 emergency and distress calls that it receives.To report emergencies or navigational hazards, contact your nearest Marine Communications and Traffic Services centre on VHF channel 16 (156.8 MHZ), MF/HF frequency 2182 kHz/4125 kHz (where available) or *16 on a cellphone (where available). CCG contact information to report a search and rescue incident, marine pollution, or marine safety hazard is also available online: www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/contact/index-eng.html
Coast guard servicesTelecommunications service providersToll free number45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00055451-00055 (Taxation)ArnoldViersenPeace River—WestlockConservativeABJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025June 13, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw attention of the Government of Canada to the following:Whereas:
Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;
Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;
Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, newcomer support, youth programs, and mental health outreach - all rooted in their faith traditions;
These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;
Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
Singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society.
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Reject Recommendations 429 and 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report;2. Refrain from including these recommendations in the federal budget or any related legislation; and3. Affirm the charitable status of faith-based organizations whose work flows from sincerely held beliefs and whose contributions serve the common good in Canada.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.The Government of Canada remains firmly committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive care across the country.
Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00054451-00054 (Economy and finance)ArnoldViersenPeace River—WestlockConservativeABJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025June 11, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas:
a federal budget is a critical tool for ensuring transparency and accountability in government spending and priorities;
Canadians are facing significant economic uncertainty, including inflation, housing pressures, and cost-of-living challenges, and deserve to see the government's financial plan to address these issues;
delaying the presentation of a federal budget undermines the ability of Parliament and the public to scrutinize and debate the government's fiscal policies before the summer recess.
Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government to present a budget before the house rises for the summer recess of 2025.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.PThe government is committed to ensuring fiscal transparency and accountability. Throughout the year, there are multiple channels through which the government demonstrates this commitment. These include budgets and economic updates (or statements), the estimates documents, which provide detailed projections of planned spending, the Public Accounts of Canada, which include the official annual audited financial statements of the Government of Canada, and the Fiscal Monitor.Published by the Department of Finance, the Fiscal Monitor is a monthly report that provides an overview of the federal government’s consolidated financial operations. This allows Canadians to stay informed, with timely updates on revenues, expenses, the budgetary balance, and federal debt, and includes comparisons with the same period in the previous fiscal year.The most recent edition of the Fiscal Monitor is available on the Department of Finance Canada’s website and can be accessed here: The Fiscal Monitor - March 2025 - Canada.ca. As detailed therein, the government posted a budgetary deficit of $43.2 billion for the April to March period of the 2024-25 fiscal year, compared to a deficit of $50.9 billion reported for the same period of 2023-24. The budgetary deficit before net actuarial losses was $39.1 billion, compared to a deficit of $43.4 billion in the April to March period of 2023-24. Additionally, compared to 2023-24:
Revenues were up $50.0 billion, or 11.3 percent, reflecting increases in all categories of revenue.
Program expenses excluding net actuarial losses were up $39.6 billion, or 9.0 percent, reflecting increases across all major categories of spending, led by direct program expenses.
Public debt charges increased by $6.2 billion, or 13.0 percent, primarily reflecting higher average effective rates on the outstanding stock of marketable bonds, as well as an increase in the stock of marketable bonds.
Net actuarial losses decreased by $3.5 billion, or 46.8 percent, reflecting both the amortization of gains arising from actuarial valuations of the government's pension and other employee future benefit plans as of March 31, 2024, and the end of the amortization of certain prior years' net actuarial losses.
The results reported in the March Fiscal Monitor are not the final results for the fiscal year as a whole. The final results are published in the annual Public Accounts of Canada and incorporate post-March end-of-year adjustments made once further information becomes available, including the accrual of tax revenues reflecting assessments of tax returns and valuation adjustments for assets and liabilities.At present, the government is devoting its full attention to responding to fast-changing and unjustified trade actions by the United States, and discussions are ongoing. Although governments often face economic uncertainty, the current situation differs when it comes to the scale, complexity, and immediacy of the risks, and the way they interact. Given the significance of these developments, it would be premature to finalize a multi-year fiscal plan without a clearer view of how Canada’s most important trading relationship will evolve in the near-term. Canadians rightly expect a budget that reflects the full economic and fiscal context and provides a stable, forward-looking economic plan, and the government has committed to tabling a budget this fall.
Budget 2025Budgetary policy45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00053451-00053 (Taxation)ArpanKhannaOxfordConservativeONJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025May 29, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWHEREAS the NDP-Liberal dominated Finance Committee just recommended that religious organizations such as churches, synagogues, mosques, gurdwaras, and temples be stripped of charitable status.WHEREAS recommendation 430 of the report endorsed by all parties EXCEPT the Conservatives calls on the government to "Amend the Income Tax Act to provide a definition of a charity which would remove the privileged status of 'advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose."WHEREAS religious organizations do good work advancing the common good, in Canada and beyond, and rely on charitable status to support their good work through private donations.WE, THE UNDERSIGNED THE RESIDENTS OF OXFORD, call on the Canadian government to reject the absurd mean-spirited attack on religious organizations recommended by the NDP-Liberal dominated Finance Committee.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.
Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00052451-00052 (Taxation)ArpanKhannaOxfordConservativeONJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025May 29, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWHEREAS the NDP-Liberal dominated Finance Committee just recommended that religious organizations such as churches, synagogues, mosques, gurdwaras, and temples be stripped of charitable status.WHEREAS recommendation 430 of the report endorsed by all parties EXCEPT the Conservatives calls on the government to "Amend the Income Tax Act to provide a definition of a charity which would remove the privileged status of 'advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose."WHEREAS religious organizations do good work advancing the common good, in Canada and beyond, and rely on charitable status to support their good work through private donations.WE, THE UNDERSIGNED THE RESIDENTS OF OXFORD, call on the Canadian government to reject the absurd mean-spirited attack on religious organizations recommended by the NDP-Liberal dominated Finance Committee.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.
Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00051451-00051 (Taxation)ArpanKhannaOxfordConservativeONJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025May 29, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWHEREAS the NDP-Liberal dominated Finance Committee just recommended that religious organizations such as churches, synagogues, mosques, gurdwaras, and temples be stripped of charitable status.WHEREAS recommendation 430 of the report endorsed by all parties EXCEPT the Conservatives calls on the government to "Amend the Income Tax Act to provide a definition of a charity which would remove the privileged status of 'advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose."WHEREAS religious organizations do good work advancing the common good, in Canada and beyond, and rely on charitable status to support their good work through private donations.WE, THE UNDERSIGNED THE RESIDENTS OF OXFORD, call on the Canadian government to reject the absurd mean-spirited attack on religious organizations recommended by the NDP-Liberal dominated Finance Committee.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.
Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00050451-00050 (Taxation)ArpanKhannaOxfordConservativeONJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025May 29, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWHEREAS the NDP-Liberal dominated Finance Committee just recommended that religious organizations such as churches, synagogues, mosques, gurdwaras, and temples be stripped of charitable status.WHEREAS recommendation 430 of the report endorsed by all parties EXCEPT the Conservatives calls on the government to "Amend the Income Tax Act to provide a definition of a charity which would remove the privileged status of 'advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose."WHEREAS religious organizations do good work advancing the common good, in Canada and beyond, and rely on charitable status to support their good work through private donations.WE, THE UNDERSIGNED THE RESIDENTS OF OXFORD, call on the Canadian government to reject the absurd mean-spirited attack on religious organizations recommended by the NDP-Liberal dominated Finance Committee.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.
Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00049451-00049 (Justice)BradVisMission—Matsqui—AbbotsfordConservativeBCJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025June 17, 2025Petition to the Government of CanadaWHEREAS
Crime is out of control;
Dangerous repeat offenders are quickly put back into our communities under catch and release policies of Bill C-75;
Car thefts, violence, drug deaths and gang crime are up;
Violent crime has increased by 50%;
Violent gun crime has increased by 116%;
256 people were killed in 2022 by a criminal who was out on bail;
Police are left powerless.
THEREFOREWe, the undersigned citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to replace current bail laws to maintain safety on our streets.
Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PATRICIA LATTANZIOEveryone deserves to live in a society where they feel safe and have confidence that the criminal justice system will protect them and work as it is intended. In 2022, the Government announced new support through the $250 million Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF) to assist municipalities and Indigenous communities prevent gun and gang violence by tackling root causes. In Spring 2023, the Government announced $390 million over five years to provinces and territories under the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund to help stop gun crime and gang violence before it starts, bringing our global total to over $640 Million from 2022-2028. The Government is also providing a $54,727,173 allocation to British Columbia to support a variety of initiatives, including for prevention programs and law enforcement. This funding builds on the success of the initial Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence, announced in 2017 through which provinces and territories received $215 million in funding.In 2023, the Government introduced Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform), which came into force on January 4, 2024. Bill C-48 enacted changes to the Criminal Code’s bail provisions to address repeat, violent offending with weapons and intimate partner violence. The Government of Canada will continue to work closely with our provincial and territorial partners to ensure that Bill C-48 is meeting its objectives, and to identify ways to further strengthen the criminal justice system’s response to repeat and violent offending more broadly.Our government agrees that more can be done to address concerns about repeat offending and violent crime. That is why we have committed to pursuing further Criminal Code reform to toughen sentencing laws for repeat offenders and to make bail more onerous to obtain for those charged with violent and organized crime-related auto theft, home invasion, human trafficking and human smuggling.All levels of government play an important role in ensuring that our bail functions as intended. Responsibility for Canada’s bail system is shared among federal, provincial and territorial governments and our government is committed to continuing to work collaboratively with our provincial and territorial partners on this issue. At the First Ministers meeting on June 2, 2025, First Ministers emphasized the importance of joint efforts of keeping communities safe across Canada and directed federal-provincial-territorial Attorneys General and Ministers of Justice and Public Safety to bring forward an action plan. This work is currently underway through ongoing intergovernmental collaboration.
BailSafety45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00048451-00048 (Taxation)BradRedekoppSaskatoon WestConservativeSKJune 18, 2025August 20, 2025June 11, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw attention of the Government of Canada to the following:Whereas:
Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;
Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;
Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, newcomer support, youth programs, and mental health outreach - all rooted in their faith traditions;
These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;
Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
Singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society.
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Reject Recommendations 429 and 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report;2. Refrain from including these recommendations in the federal budget or any related legislation; and3. Affirm the charitable status of faith-based organizations whose work flows from sincerely held beliefs and whose contributions serve the common good in Canada.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.The Government of Canada remains firmly committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive care across the country.
Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00047451-00047 (Foreign affairs)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCJune 17, 2025August 20, 2025June 13, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas:
Under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions, Canada is required to respect international humanitarian law;
Under Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel as an occupying power must allow and facilitate humanitarian aid by impartial organizations;
Canada's own international Assistance Accountability Act requires that all Canadian foreign aid uphold human rights and international legal standards; and
Israel's policy and actions violate all of these obligations.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Publicly and unequivocally reject the militarized aid model currently used in Palestine;2. Demand the full restoration of access for UN agencies and established humanitarian NGOs, including UNRWA and the World Food Programme;3. Insist on safe and immediate entry for Canadian healthcare workers and other international humanitarian personnel to Palestine; 4. Withhold Canadian funding from any entity or model that does not comply with principles of neutrality, impartiality, independence, and humanity;5. Ensure that all Canadian aid to Gaza is delivered through internationally recognized humanitarian channels.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantThe Canadian government continues to strongly oppose the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza, Israel’s imposition of restrictions on aid, and any attempts to expand settlements in the West Bank.Through diplomatic channels and public statements, Canada continues to call on Israel for the full and unhindered resumption of United Nations-led humanitarian aid into and throughout Gaza, at scale, and to strongly condemn the rising number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire while attempting to access scarce aid since the introduction of Israel’s new aid distribution modality last May 2025.The protection of civilians is paramount. Canada has and will continue to urge Israel to protect civilians, including medical and humanitarian workers, as well as civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals, and to ensure the continuity of medical services to the civilian population.The government has been vocal on all these messages Here are some recent examples.On May 19, 2025, the Prime Minister of Canada, along with the leaders of France and the United Kingdom, issued a public statement calling on the Israeli Government to stop its military operations in Gaza, lift restrictions on humanitarian aid meant to enter Gaza, and engage with the United Nations to ensure a return to the delivery of aid in line with humanitarian principles.In that statement, the Government of Canada condemned language used by members of the Israeli government threatening that, in their despair at the destruction of Gaza, civilians will start to relocate. The Government of Canada promised concrete actions if Israel did not cease the renewed military offensive, lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid. and cease the expansion of settlements. The Government also stated that permanent forced displacement is a breach of international humanitarian law.On June 3, 2025, the Canadian government expressed shock at the deaths of Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza and called for the United Nations -led resumption of aid throughout Gaza. The government also expressed alarm at Israel’s evacuation of Al-Awda Hospital, the last operational medical facility in northern Gaza. Palestinians in Gaza must be able to access life-saving medical aid.On June 10, 2025, Canada announced sanctions and other measures targeting Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. These measures were taken in coordination with the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway, and are in response to the recent escalation of violence by Israeli extremist settlers and affiliates against Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, contributing to insecurity for both Palestinians and Israelis. Settlements violate international law and undermine the viability of a future Palestinian state and, of a just and lasting peace through a two-state solution.On June 16, 2025, as G7 Chair, Canada led on a G7 Leaders’ statement that reiterated the importance of protecting civilians and the de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East. And on June 26, 2025, Canada strongly condemned Israeli fire on Palestinian civilians seeking aid and called on all parties to uphold international humanitarian law and allow United Nations -led humanitarian assistance to reach civilians throughout Gaza.Finally, on July 30, 2025, in response to the grave erosion of prospects for a two-state solution, Canada announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood. This decision was taken in concert with key allies, recognizing that there was no room for delay in coordinating international action to support peace, security, and the dignity of all human life. This intention is predicated on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to much-needed reforms, including the commitments by Palestinian Authority President Abbas to fundamentally reform its governance, to hold general elections in 2026 in which Hamas can play no part, and to demilitarize the Palestinian state.Preserving a two-state solution means standing with all people who choose peace over violence or terrorism and honouring their innate desire for the peaceful co-existence of Israeli and Palestinian states as the only roadmap for a secure and prosperous future.Canada’s support for international humanitarian efforts will be facilitated by principled and experienced humanitarian actors to deliver international assistance in Gaza. Examples include the World Food Programme, the World Health Organisation, the Canadian Red Cross, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Canada is a longstanding supporter of the organization, which plays a critical role assisting Palestinians, particularly with their experienced staff working in education and healthcare. Canada has been vocal in support of the Agency, and on October 27, 2024, Canada led a statement with likeminded partner countries opposing Israel’s legislation against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East’s operations. Since October 7, 2023, Canada has allocated more than $355 million in international assistance to save lives and alleviate suffering for those affected by the conflict. Canada has a robust system in place to ensure that our funds go only to organizations that alleviate suffering by respecting humanitarian principles, upholding human rights and respecting international humanitarian law. The government’s due diligence mechanisms ensure the sound fiscal management of funds.Canada strongly supports United States, Egyptian, and Qatari efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal for Gaza. A ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages, the resumption of impartial humanitarian aid flows, and good-faith negotiations to secure a permanent end to hostilities are the only way forward.A pathway towards a two-state solution is urgently needed.
Foreign policyHumanitarian assistance and workersInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelPalestine45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00046451-00046 (Health)CherylGallantAlgonquin—Renfrew—PembrokeConservativeONJune 17, 2025August 20, 2025June 6, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA Whereas:
Parliament has neither discussed nor debated Canada's participation in a proposed World Health Organization (WHO) International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (Pandemic Treaty) that is currently being negotiated and due to be signed by May 2024;
In parallel to the Pandemic Treaty drafting process, hundreds of amendments have been proposed by 16 member states to the International Health Regulations (IHRs), which govern the conduct of countries and provide the legal framework for the WHO to exercise its powers;
Parliament has neither discussed nor debated the amendments to 5 Articles of the IHR that were adopted by the 75th World Health Assembly on May 27, 2022 and states have 18 months to opt out of these amendments;
The outcomes of these efforts will give legally binding, "emergency" powers to the WHO, with potential far- reaching impacts on the lives, health and human rights of Canadians; and
Canada must be careful not to agree to anything that could give away our sovereignty on health care, even if there is tremendous international pressure to do so for the sake of pandemic preparedness.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to urgently allow Parliament the opportunity to debate and vote on the amendments to the IHRs that have already been adopted by the 75th World Health Assembly and to allow opportunity for parliamentary scrutiny of the proposed amendments currently being negotiated by WHO delegates.
Response by the Minister of HealthSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Maggie ChiCanada’s sovereignty over its health care will always be maintained. This is a foundational principle guiding the federal government’s work related to the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement and International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) amendments, including ongoing collaboration with provinces, territories, Indigenous organizations, health care providers, industry partners, and other stakeholders.As the role of the WHO Secretariat has been and will continue to be advisory in nature, the WHO does not have jurisdiction in the territory of Member States, including Canada. Canada was an active participant in the negotiation and adoption of the latest amendments to the IHR (2005) and, as such, was able to ensure that its priorities and interests were reflected in the negotiated outcome. The IHR (2005) amendments that received consensus at the 77th World Health Assembly continue to respect national sovereignty and Canada will remain in control of any future domestic decisions related to health emergencies. The Pandemic Agreement text adopted at the 78th World Health Assembly by WHO Member States in May 2025 was the result of an extensive process that started in December 2021 when the 194 WHO Member States, including Canada, launched an intergovernmental negotiating body to develop a Pandemic Agreement. Canada was actively engaged throughout the process, working to include provisions to help improve global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.Now that the Pandemic Agreement text has been adopted, Member States will continue negotiations on a Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) Annex, which will form an integral part of the Pandemic Agreement. Canada will continue to engage with its internal and external partners and stakeholders to inform the development of its negotiating positions on the PABS Annex. Once the PABS Annex has been adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA), the Pandemic Agreement will be open for signature and ratification. Canada would then determine whether to sign and ratify the Agreement consistent with its domestic treaty adoption process, assessing how the Agreement would be implemented by Canada, provinces and territories, and other stakeholders.Canada is in the process to officially consider becoming Party the amendments to the IHR (2005). All new treaties and amendments are subject to the treaty adoption process, which includes both legal steps through legal authorizations in the form of Orders in Council to sign and ratify (or accept or accede), and policy ones, like tabling in Parliament, the latter habitually taking place prior to Canada considering being bound at public international law through ratification or another mechanism.
PandemicWorld Health Organization45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00044451-00044 (Foreign affairs)LoriIdloutNunavutNDPNUJune 16, 2025August 20, 2025June 13, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas:
Under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions, Canada is required to respect international humanitarian law;
Under Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel as an occupying power must allow and facilitate humanitarian aid by impartial organizations;
Canada's own international Assistance Accountability Act requires that all Canadian foreign aid uphold human rights and international legal standards; and
Israel's policy and actions violate all of these obligations.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Publicly and unequivocally reject the militarized aid model currently used in Palestine;2. Demand the full restoration of access for UN agencies and established humanitarian NGOs, including UNRWA and the World Food Programme;3. Insist on safe and immediate entry for Canadian healthcare workers and other international humanitarian personnel to Palestine; 4. Withhold Canadian funding from any entity or model that does not comply with principles of neutrality, impartiality, independence, and humanity;5. Ensure that all Canadian aid to Gaza is delivered through internationally recognized humanitarian channels.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantThe Canadian government continues to strongly oppose the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza, Israel’s imposition of restrictions on aid, and any attempts to expand settlements in the West Bank.Through diplomatic channels and public statements, Canada continues to call on Israel for the full and unhindered resumption of United Nations-led humanitarian aid into and throughout Gaza, at scale, and to strongly condemn the rising number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire while attempting to access scarce aid since the introduction of Israel’s new aid distribution modality last May 2025.The protection of civilians is paramount. Canada has and will continue to urge Israel to protect civilians, including medical and humanitarian workers, as well as civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals, and to ensure the continuity of medical services to the civilian population.The government has been vocal on all these messages Here are some recent examples.On May 19, 2025, the Prime Minister of Canada, along with the leaders of France and the United Kingdom, issued a public statement calling on the Israeli Government to stop its military operations in Gaza, lift restrictions on humanitarian aid meant to enter Gaza, and engage with the United Nations to ensure a return to the delivery of aid in line with humanitarian principles.In that statement, the Government of Canada condemned language used by members of the Israeli government threatening that, in their despair at the destruction of Gaza, civilians will start to relocate. The Government of Canada promised concrete actions if Israel did not cease the renewed military offensive, lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid. and cease the expansion of settlements. The Government also stated that permanent forced displacement is a breach of international humanitarian law.On June 3, 2025, the Canadian government expressed shock at the deaths of Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza and called for the United Nations -led resumption of aid throughout Gaza. The government also expressed alarm at Israel’s evacuation of Al-Awda Hospital, the last operational medical facility in northern Gaza. Palestinians in Gaza must be able to access life-saving medical aid.On June 10, 2025, Canada announced sanctions and other measures targeting Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. These measures were taken in coordination with the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway, and are in response to the recent escalation of violence by Israeli extremist settlers and affiliates against Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, contributing to insecurity for both Palestinians and Israelis. Settlements violate international law and undermine the viability of a future Palestinian state and, of a just and lasting peace through a two-state solution.On June 16, 2025, as G7 Chair, Canada led on a G7 Leaders’ statement that reiterated the importance of protecting civilians and the de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East. And on June 26, 2025, Canada strongly condemned Israeli fire on Palestinian civilians seeking aid and called on all parties to uphold international humanitarian law and allow United Nations -led humanitarian assistance to reach civilians throughout Gaza.Finally, on July 30, 2025, in response to the grave erosion of prospects for a two-state solution, Canada announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood. This decision was taken in concert with key allies, recognizing that there was no room for delay in coordinating international action to support peace, security, and the dignity of all human life. This intention is predicated on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to much-needed reforms, including the commitments by Palestinian Authority President Abbas to fundamentally reform its governance, to hold general elections in 2026 in which Hamas can play no part, and to demilitarize the Palestinian state.Preserving a two-state solution means standing with all people who choose peace over violence or terrorism and honouring their innate desire for the peaceful co-existence of Israeli and Palestinian states as the only roadmap for a secure and prosperous future.Canada’s support for international humanitarian efforts will be facilitated by principled and experienced humanitarian actors to deliver international assistance in Gaza. Examples include the World Food Programme, the World Health Organisation, the Canadian Red Cross, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Canada is a longstanding supporter of the organization, which plays a critical role assisting Palestinians, particularly with their experienced staff working in education and healthcare. Canada has been vocal in support of the Agency, and on October 27, 2024, Canada led a statement with likeminded partner countries opposing Israel’s legislation against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East’s operations. Since October 7, 2023, Canada has allocated more than $355 million in international assistance to save lives and alleviate suffering for those affected by the conflict. Canada has a robust system in place to ensure that our funds go only to organizations that alleviate suffering by respecting humanitarian principles, upholding human rights and respecting international humanitarian law. The government’s due diligence mechanisms ensure the sound fiscal management of funds.Canada strongly supports United States, Egyptian, and Qatari efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal for Gaza. A ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages, the resumption of impartial humanitarian aid flows, and good-faith negotiations to secure a permanent end to hostilities are the only way forward.A pathway towards a two-state solution is urgently needed.
Foreign policyHumanitarian assistance and workersInternational conflict and international conflict resolutionIsraelPalestine45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00043451-00043 (Justice)BradVisMission—Matsqui—AbbotsfordConservativeBCJune 16, 2025August 20, 2025April 24, 2023Petition to the Government of CanadaWHEREAS:
Amendments were made to the Criminal Code on June 23, 2022, allowing for extreme intoxication to act as a defense for violent crimes like assault and sexual assault where a "reasonable person would not have foreseen the risk of a violent loss of control";
The National Enquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls found that rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls to be alarmingly higher than any other demographic in Canada;
First Nation communities are often in rural areas under-served by law enforcement creating longer response times and greater potential for violent acts of crime; and
Alcoholism and substance abuse is a rapidly growing issue leaving First Nations more vulnerable to acts of violence. According to the First Nation Health Authority, First Nations make up only 3.3% of British Columbia's population but a staggering 15% of toxic drug deaths.
THEREFORE:We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Federal Government, to remove their amendments to the Criminal Code related to extreme intoxication and uphold their commitment to protecting First Nations safety and right to a justice system that honours victims by holding offenders responsible for violent crime.
Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PATRICIA LATTANZIOIn R v Brown (2022), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) struck down the previous version of section 33.1 of the Criminal Code, which prevented an accused person from relying on extreme intoxication as a defence for violent crimes like assault, sexual assault, and manslaughter. The SCC held that section 33.1 violated sections 7 (the right not to be deprived of life, liberty and security of the person except in accordance with a principle of fundamental justice) and 11(d) (the presumption of innocence) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and declared it to be unconstitutional because individuals could be convicted of a crime of violence in circumstances where they did not meet the minimum requirements for criminal liability.The Brown decision created a gap in the law that would have allowed accused persons charged with violent crimes, such as assault or sexual assault, to escape liability in cases where they negligently became extremely intoxicated, lost control and harmed another person.Parliament re-enacted a new section 33.1 in 2022 in response to the Brown decision. As a result, section 33.1 now provides a means to hold individuals criminally responsible for their actions in cases where they voluntarily consumed intoxicants in a criminally negligent manner, lost control of their actions and harmed others. Importantly, these changes did not alter the basic legal principle that being drunk or high is never a defence to crimes like assault or sexual assault. More information on these changes can be found here: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/trans/bm-mb/other-autre/c28/index.htmlThe re-enactment of section 33.1 promotes public safety, particularly for those who are at greatest risk of violence, including women and children.
Criminal CodeDrugs and alcohol-related crimeIndigenous peoples45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00041451-00041 (Foreign affairs)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJune 16, 2025August 20, 2025June 11, 2025Petition to the Government of CanadaWhereas:
The Taliban are pursuing a society where the subjugation of women and girls is normalized, leading to abuse, torture, enforced disappearances, sexual violence, and executions.
The Taliban have issued over 150 edicts that control women and girls in Afghanistan, with a significant increase in crimes and violence against them since August 2021.
Sex and gender-based discrimination and persecution are violations of international law as stated under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), in the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court considers persecution on the grounds of gender as a crime against humanity.
There is a consensus among human rights experts, Afghan women activists, scholars, and others that the Taliban's policies and behaviour constitute gender apartheid.
Gender apartheid, like racial apartheid, must be recognized as an international crime, specifically a crime against humanity.
Afghan women are calling for the codification of gender apartheid under international law.
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
Formally and publicly declare Canada's support of including gender apartheid as a crime against humanity in international law.
Advocate within the CEDAW framework to define and criminalize gender apartheid.
Collaborate with other UN member states to both pressure regimes practicing gender apartheid to reform and take every available measure to not condone, ignore, or be complicit in gender apartheid themselves.
Sanction senior Taliban officials under Canada's Magnitsky Law and improve enforcement of existing UN sanctions against the Taliban and those supporting them.
Take measures to protect the human rights of all Afghans during the current crisis.
Identify strategic initiatives that will help prepare for a full restoration of Afghan rights in the future.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantCanada remains deeply concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan. The situation that Afghans are facing – particularly women and girls – is unacceptable. With every edict, the Taliban restrict even further women’s and girls’ access to fundamental aspects of public life, such as education, healthcare, employment, and participation in society. The exclusion of women and girls from public life is a collective blow to Afghanistan’s long-term development, economic growth and prosperity, and general stability. In light of this, Canada remains committed to maintaining a principled and coordinated approach that centers human rights, especially women’s and girls’ rights, in its engagement on Afghanistan.Canada remains actively engaged with partners, including civil society organizations and stakeholders to denounce the Taliban’s horrific and continuous violations of Afghan women’s and girls’ human rights, preserve and advance their rights, and call for a strong international response to these violations. Canada uses every opportunity to call on the Taliban to reverse all restrictions imposed on women and girls, condemning reported human rights violations in Afghanistan at the United Nations and other multilateral forums, both in its national capacity and jointly with its international partners. Canada also stands firmly behind the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, whose role Canada helped establish and strengthen.Canada actively participated in the recent discussions related to the Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity which took place in the context of the Legal Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. In this context and elsewhere, including the work of the United NationsWorking Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, Canada continues to closely follow the ongoing discussions surrounding the concept of “gender apartheid,” which is not currently defined under international law, and welcomes hearing different perspectives on this matter.Canada strongly supports and prioritizes accountability efforts for human rights violations and atrocity crimes under the existing international legal framework. This includes the current investigation into the situation in Afghanistan by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Canada respects the independence of the Office of the Prosecutor in the conduct of the investigation and notes that the Court issued arrest warrants against two Taliban leaders for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds. Canada is also contributing $2 million to assist the Office of the Prosecutor’s Trust Fund for the enhancement of dedicated and specialised capacity with respect to investigations into crimes of sexual and gender-based violence and crimes against and affecting children.In addition, Canada, along with Australia, Germany and the Netherlands, formally took steps in September 2024 to hold Afghanistan accountable under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Afghanistan is a State Party to the Convention, and despite Taliban’s seizing of power, it remains legally bound to fulfill the obligations under the Convention related to the elimination of discrimination against women in all areas of life and the promotion of women’s equal rights. Canada has a robust sanctions and counter-terrorism framework in place to restrict the dealings with the Taliban, with three distinct regulations that serve overlapping domestic and international counter-terrorism objectives: the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Taliban, ISIL (Da’esh), and Al-Qaida, under the United Nations Act; the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on the Suppression of Terrorism, also under the United Nations Act; and the terrorist entities list under Canada's Criminal Code, which includes both the Taliban and the Haqqani Network.
AfghanistanCivil and human rightsCrimes against humanityForeign policyStatus of women45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00040451-00040 (Natural resources and energy)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCJune 16, 2025August 20, 2025June 5, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas
Canada's forestry industry has historically been a source of good jobs for rural communities;
The forestry industry has faced multiple challenges in recent years that have led to significant job losses including wildfires, infestations, and the ongoing softwood lumber dispute;
U.S. trade policy poses a serious threat to Canada's forestry industry as well as the communities it supports;
Forest biomass energy production has the potential to provide Canadian electrical grids with a sustainable source of energy while creating jobs for rural communities; and
Canada's failure to implement biomass tax incentives has left our forestry sector at a competitive disadvantage compared to the U.S.
Therefore, We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada call upon the Government of Canada to commit to:
1. Increase federal funding for market expansion programs to find new customers for Canadian wood products and construction systems; and
2. Commit to the timely passage of a biomass tax credit to support Canadian forestry jobs.
Response by the Minister of Energy and Natural ResourcesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Tim Hodgson, P.C., M.P.Canada’s new government supports our forestry sector and the growing demand for Canadian Forest Sector products – both at home and abroad. This includes efforts to double the rate of home building using Canadian wood products, Canadian skilled workers, and Canadian technology.Our government has been in active conversations with the American government and industry partners to find a resolution to the US softwood lumber duties. Getting a deal on softwood lumber that is in the best interest of Canadians is a top priority. As we engage with the US government, our government is expanding and deepening trade relationships with reliable trading partners and allies around the world to create more trade opportunities for our forestry sector and increase its resilience.Funding from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) supports innovation, research, and development of new products and processes in Canada’s forestry sector, strengthens Indigenous leadership, improves data on Canada’s forests, and advances initiatives that decrease market barriers for sustainable forest products.The Government of Canada is supporting the fight and prevention of wildfires. Through NRCan’s Equipment Fund, the federal government has signed agreements with all participating provinces and territories to fund the purchase of firefighting equipment. Further, the Government of Canada is on track to train over 1,000 additional firefighters through NRCan’s Training Fund. These efforts will strengthen Canada, protect our communities, and make our forestry sector more resilient as we combat wildfires which are increasingly worsened by climate change.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The 2023 Fall Economic Statement proposed to expand eligibility for the 30-percent Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit to include systems that produce electricity, heat, or both electricity and heat from waste biomass. It was also announced that this expansion would be available to businesses investing in eligible property that is acquired and becomes available for use on or after November 21, 2023.The 2023 Fall Economic Statement also proposed to expand eligibility for the 15-percent Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit to include systems that produce electricity or both electricity and heat from waste biomass. This expansion would generally be available to taxable and certain non-taxable businesses investing in eligible property that is acquired and becomes available for use on or after April 16, 2024.Last summer, the government conducted public consultations on the draft legislation for this expansion of eligibility under the Clean Technology and Clean Electricity investment tax credits. Legislative amendments for these expansions have not been introduced in Parliament.As the government sets its legislative agenda, it will determine how and when to deal with previously announced measures.
BiomassForest products industryInternational tradeTax credits45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00038451-00038 (Veterans' affairs)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJune 12, 2025August 20, 2025May 26, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned Citizens or Residents of Canada draw the attention of the House to the following:THAT, WHEREAS the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act states that Canada is obligated "to show just and due appreciation to members and veterans for their service to Canada,";AND WHEREAS many veterans who suffered injuries during the course of their service have been inadequately compensated;AND WHEREAS the process by which Veterans Affairs Canada evaluates disability benefits claims exceeds reasonably expected time frames;AND WHEREAS the five year statutory limit on back-pay eligibility unjustly punishes veterans for Veterans Affairs Canada's application processing delays;AND WHEREAS the Minister's mandate letter specifically lists a dedication to the "one veteran, one standard" approach.THEREFORE, YOUR PETITIONERS call upon the Minister of Veterans Affairs to remove any statutory limits on back-pay eligibility for the disability allowance and work with individual veterans to achieve just and due compensations for disability allowance in a timely manner.
Response by the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National DefenceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Mr. Sean CaseyVeterans Affairs Canada strives for service excellence based on the “One Veteran, one standard” approach, with a goal of ensuring all Veterans are afforded the same positive and respectful service experience. Veterans Affairs Canada works to make supportive improvements and changes to streamline the transition from military to civilian life, and improve how Veterans Affairs Canada’s services are delivered. Reducing processing times for disability benefit applications is a priority for Veterans Affairs Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada recognizes the importance of timely decisions for Veterans and their families and continues to work to address delays as they arise and identify the ways in which claims processing and interactions with the public can be strengthened.The service standard for disability benefits applications is 16 weeks for first applications and reassessments, and 12 weeks for departmental reviews, 80% of the time. Some files are complex and therefore, take a longer time to process. Between 2015-2016 and 2024-2025, Veterans Affairs Canada experienced a 92% increase in the number of applications received for disability benefits. In 2019-2020, Veterans Affairs Canada received an average of 5,200 applications per month and rose to an average of 6,700 applications per month in 2023-2024. This average increased again in 2024-2025 to 7,200 applications per month. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, while it must be acknowledged that the average processing time for first applications was 20.9 weeks, Veterans Affairs Canada remains committed to identifying and addressing issues when they arise and returning to the service standards that Veterans and their families expect. As such, Veterans Affairs Canada is working on a number of actions to reduce the backlog and to make decisions faster including automating some of the tools used in the decision-making process and modernizing services through digital transformation.Veterans Affairs Canada has measures in place to protect Canadian Armed Forces members and Veterans from being penalized when it takes an extended period of time to process a disability application. Both the monthly Disability Pension under the Pension Act and the monthly Pain and Suffering Compensation, which came into force on April 1, 2019, under the Veterans Well-being Act can be paid for a period of time prior to the date of decision. They can be paid to the later of the date when the member or Veteran first applied; or three years prior to the date of the decision awarding the Disability Pension or Pain and Suffering Compensation. This permits Veterans Affairs Canada to pay the member or Veteran for the complete time period between application and decision in the majority of cases.Additionally, in limited situations, either Veterans Affairs Canada or the Veterans Review and Appeal Board may grant an additional payment when the member or Veteran experienced delays in obtaining records or other administrative difficulties beyond their control. This additional payment can be up to an additional two years of Disability Pension or Pain and Suffering Compensation payments. A member or Veteran is not responsible for application delays related to the duties of Veterans Affairs Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada continues to make every effort to implement changes to improve the quality of service to members and Veterans and their families.
BacklogsDisability benefitsVeterans benefits45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00037451-00037 (Taxation)MichaelGuglielminVaughan—WoodbridgeConservativeONJune 11, 2025August 20, 2025June 11, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw attention of the Government of Canada to the following:Whereas:
Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;
Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;
Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, newcomer support, youth programs, and mental health outreach - all rooted in their faith traditions;
These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;
Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
Singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society.
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Reject Recommendations 429 and 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report;2. Refrain from including these recommendations in the federal budget or any related legislation; and3. Affirm the charitable status of faith-based organizations whose work flows from sincerely held beliefs and whose contributions serve the common good in Canada.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.The Government of Canada remains firmly committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive care across the country.
Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00036451-00036 (Social affairs and equality)MelArnoldKamloops—Shuswap—Central RockiesConservativeBCJune 11, 2025August 20, 2025June 6, 2025Petition to the Government of Canada,WHEREAS
Religious charities play a significant role in the charitable sector and the life of our country;
More than 30,000 charities fall under the advancement of religion, roughly 42% of the charitable sector;
Religious communities foster vibrant social networks, mobilize outreach, spark local volunteerism and foster community resiliency.
Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to reject the Finance Committee recommendation to remove the 'advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registration.
Charitable organizationsReligionTax policy45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00035451-00035 (Taxation)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABJune 11, 2025August 20, 2025June 11, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw attention of the Government of Canada to the following:Whereas:
Recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report proposes removing the "advancement of religion" as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act;
Recommendation 429 proposes revoking charitable status from anti-abortion organizations;
Religious charities in Canada provide vital services to society, including food banks, care for seniors, newcomer support, youth programs, and mental health outreach - all rooted in their faith traditions;
These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion, and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public;
Freedom of religion and belief are fundamental rights in Canada, protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
Singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious belief undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to Canadian society.
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Reject Recommendations 429 and 430 of the House of Commons Finance Committee's pre-budget report;2. Refrain from including these recommendations in the federal budget or any related legislation; and3. Affirm the charitable status of faith-based organizations whose work flows from sincerely held beliefs and whose contributions serve the common good in Canada.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role that charities, including religious charities, play in delivering essential services to some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. To support their important work, registered charities are granted significant tax benefits and privileges, including the ability to issue official donation receipts for the gifts they receive.Under the Income Tax Act, an organization may only qualify for charitable registration where it is established exclusively for charitable purposes and devotes all its resources to achieving those purposes. The legal interpretation of “charitable purposes” has developed over time to include the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the advancement of education, and other purposes recognized as charitable, such as the promotion of health or the protection of the environment.Today, Canada is home to over 85,000 registered charities, representing a wide variety of causes, beliefs, and interests. Registration as a charity does not indicate government endorsement of an organization’s specific goals or views. Instead, it confirms that the organization meets certain conditions, including that it is constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. These benefits are extended to a broad range of organizations providing socially beneficial activities to the public, from educational institutions to religious organizations, as long as they meet the legal requirements for registrationThe Government of Canada remains firmly committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive care across the country.
Charitable organizationsReligionTaxation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00033451-00033 (Health)CherylGallantAlgonquin—Renfrew—PembrokeConservativeONJune 10, 2025August 20, 2025June 6, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA Whereas:
Parliament has neither discussed nor debated Canada's participation in a proposed World Health Organization (WHO) International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (Pandemic Treaty) that is currently being negotiated and due to be signed by May 2024;
In parallel to the Pandemic Treaty drafting process, hundreds of amendments have been proposed by 16 member states to the International Health Regulations (IHRs), which govern the conduct of countries and provide the legal framework for the WHO to exercise its powers;
Parliament has neither discussed nor debated the amendments to 5 Articles of the IHR that were adopted by the 75th World Health Assembly on May 27, 2022 and states have 18 months to opt out of these amendments;
The outcomes of these efforts will give legally binding, "emergency" powers to the WHO, with potential far- reaching impacts on the lives, health and human rights of Canadians; and
Canada must be careful not to agree to anything that could give away our sovereignty on health care, even if there is tremendous international pressure to do so for the sake of pandemic preparedness.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to urgently allow Parliament the opportunity to debate and vote on the amendments to the IHRs that have already been adopted by the 75th World Health Assembly and to allow opportunity for parliamentary scrutiny of the proposed amendments currently being negotiated by WHO delegates.
Response by the Minister of HealthSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Maggie ChiCanada’s sovereignty over its health care will always be maintained. This is a foundational principle guiding the federal government’s work related to the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement and International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) amendments, including ongoing collaboration with provinces, territories, Indigenous organizations, health care providers, industry partners, and other stakeholders.As the role of the WHO Secretariat has been and will continue to be advisory in nature, the WHO does not have jurisdiction in the territory of Member States, including Canada. Canada was an active participant in the negotiation and adoption of the latest amendments to the IHR (2005) and, as such, was able to ensure that its priorities and interests were reflected in the negotiated outcome. The IHR (2005) amendments that received consensus at the 77th World Health Assembly continue to respect national sovereignty and Canada will remain in control of any future domestic decisions related to health emergencies. The Pandemic Agreement text adopted at the 78th World Health Assembly by WHO Member States in May 2025 was the result of an extensive process that started in December 2021 when the 194 WHO Member States, including Canada, launched an intergovernmental negotiating body to develop a Pandemic Agreement. Canada was actively engaged throughout the process, working to include provisions to help improve global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.Now that the Pandemic Agreement text has been adopted, Member States will continue negotiations on a Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) Annex, which will form an integral part of the Pandemic Agreement. Canada will continue to engage with its internal and external partners and stakeholders to inform the development of its negotiating positions on the PABS Annex. Once the PABS Annex has been adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA), the Pandemic Agreement will be open for signature and ratification. Canada would then determine whether to sign and ratify the Agreement consistent with its domestic treaty adoption process, assessing how the Agreement would be implemented by Canada, provinces and territories, and other stakeholders.Canada is in the process to officially consider becoming Party the amendments to the IHR (2005). All new treaties and amendments are subject to the treaty adoption process, which includes both legal steps through legal authorizations in the form of Orders in Council to sign and ratify (or accept or accede), and policy ones, like tabling in Parliament, the latter habitually taking place prior to Canada considering being bound at public international law through ratification or another mechanism.
PandemicWorld Health Organization45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00032451-00032 (Social affairs and equality)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJune 10, 2025August 20, 2025May 26, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWhereas:
A Guaranteed Liveable Income (GLI) would guarantee a liveable monthly income to every Canadian with a social insurance number;
Establish an income floor below which no Canadian could fall, and reflect regional differences in cost of living;
Replace the current patchwork of federal and provincial income assistance programs with a single, universal, cash benefit;
Be progressively taxed back based on income level;
Be administered through the existing tax system and require no means testing, thereby dramatically reducing federal and provincial administration costs;
Reduce poverty, thereby reducing the demand on social services, law enforcement and health care, resulting in additional cost savings for government and taxpayers;
Provide a financial safety net for all Canadians, especially through major economic shifts, pandemics, natural disasters, or industry automation.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:Implement Guaranteed Livable Income for all Canadians.
Response by the Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern OntarioSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Annie KoutrakisThe Government of Canada is taking crucial steps to help make life more affordable for more Canadians, while investing to grow the economy and create jobs.  It is important to acknowledge that income security is a shared responsibility across different levels of government. As such, the federal Government recognizes the importance of working with provinces and territories to find solutions to common challenges.  This petition calls for the implementation of a Guaranteed Livable Income, which can be viewed as equivalent to a basic income. The Government of Canada already has ongoing programs with features of a partial basic income, such as the Canada Child Benefit for families with children as well as the Old Age Security (OAS) pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors. In addition, existing programs such as the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) and Employment Insurance (EI) help low-income individuals that have labour market attachment or those with insurable employment. These and other initiatives have contributed to progress on lifting Canadians out of poverty. These programs exist alongside provincial and territorial programs, including those that deliver social assistance.  In addition, the Government is continuing to focus on measures that will help to alleviate poverty and inequality. For example, the Government has recently expanded the Canadian Dental Care Plan to cover about eight million Canadians, saving the average person more than $800 per year. Furthermore, the first payments of the new Canada Disability Benefit will begin in July 2025, and are estimated to increase the financial well-being of over 600,000 low-income persons with disabilities.  The Government is also working with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to build a Canada-wide, community-based early learning child care system. The federal government is providing provinces and territories with significant funding to support substantial reductions to families for the cost of regulated child care spaces.  The Government of Canada also undertakes research and analysis on potential basic income programs and other approaches that could positively impact Canada’s economy and society, as part of its efforts to tackle poverty and to ensure that all Canadians have a real and fair opportunity to succeed.
Guaranteed annual income45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00031451-00031 (Civil and human rights)TamaraKronisNanaimo—LadysmithConservativeBCJune 9, 2025August 20, 2025May 2, 2022Petition to the House of Commons We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas: Canadians have the right to be protected against discrimination; Canadians can and do face political discrimination;It is a fundamental Canadian right to be politically active and vocal;It is in the best interest of Canadian democracy to protect public debate and the exchange of differing ideas; and Bill C-257 seeks to add protection against political discrimination to the Canadian Human Rights Act.Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:1. Support Bill C-257 which bans discrimination on the basis of political belief or activity; and 2. Defend the rights of Canadians to peacefully express their political opinions.
Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PATRICIA LATTANZIOBill C-257, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting against discrimination based on political belief), proposed to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to add “political belief or activity” to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination. When the 44^th session of Parliament was dissolved on March 23, 2025, all parliamentary business, including bills, motions, inquiries and committee reports, ceased in both the Senate and the House of Commons. This means that Bill C-257, as a Private Member’s Bill, was also terminated before completing the legislative process.As a new Parliamentary Session has now opened, a new Bill would need to be introduced in order to follow the legislative process.The Government believes that all people in Canada are deserving of equal respect, consideration and protection from discrimination. The rights of people in Canada to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are fundamental aspects of our democracy and are constitutionally protected in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The ability to express one’s opinions or beliefs brings to life such rights and democratic values such as freedom of expression and freedom of association. The Government is firmly committed to respecting the Charter and its protections, including with respect to political expression.
C-257 (44-1) An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting against discrimination based on political belief)DiscriminationPolitical behaviour45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00030451-00030 (Health)BradVisMission—Matsqui—AbbotsfordConservativeBCJune 9, 2025August 20, 2025December 11, 2024PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWHEREAS:
Many adult Canadians make use of nicotine pouches as a form of nicotine replacement therapy, which can help them quit tobacco smoking by relieving cravings and withdrawal symptoms;
The Government of Canada has banned the sale of nicotine pouches from convenience stores, gas stations and online and will only allow pharmacies to sell the product behind the counter;
Small businesses including convenience stores have a proven track record of responsibly selling age- restricted products, including nicotine replacement therapies; and
This restriction takes away the freedom of choice from adult Canadians on where and how they access such products and will not prevent minors from accessing these products via the illicit market.
THEREFORE:
We, the undersigned citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Health to remove the restrictions on sales of nicotine pouches to only pharmacies and allow convenience stores to sell the product once again.
Response by the Minister of HealthSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Maggie ChiHealth Canada authorizes nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) for the specific use of smoking cessation by adults. They are not authorized for recreational use or use by people under 18 years of age; however, there is concern that some of these products, especially emerging formats such as pouches, are becoming popular with youth and may lead them to nicotine dependence. Nicotine is a toxic and addictive substance that can be harmful to health; young people are particularly susceptible to nicotine’s addictive properties.To address these concerns, the Supplementary Rules Respecting Nicotine Replacement Therapies Order(the Order) was published on August 28, 2024, introducing new measures for orally administered NRTs to reduce the appeal of, access to, and use of these products by youth, including requirements related to place of sale, flavours, packaging and labelling, and advertising.The List of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Dosage Forms that may be Accessible for Self-selection by Purchasers or Consumers(the List) is a document incorporated by reference into the Order that sets out the NRT dosage forms that can be sold on a retail basis in self-selection areas because they have an established history of appropriate use. The List currently includes gums, lozenges, inhalers and sprays. NRT dosage forms not on the List, including nicotine pouches, are those with a limited history of appropriate use in Canada. This means that these dosage forms may not be sold in self-selection areas in retail settings including convenience stores. Over time, Health Canada may add an NRT dosage form to the List based on evidence submitted by a licence holder to support its history of appropriate use.Health Canada understands that quitting smoking can be challenging and is committed to maintaining access to NRTs for adults who use these products for smoking cessation. At the same time, the Department is responding to the public health concerns about the availability, use and marketing of certain NRTs and their potential appeal to youth.Health Canada is actively addressing the distribution and sale of unauthorized nicotine products. We are also working closely with the Canada Border Services Agency to identify and seize unauthorized nicotine products and prevent their entry into the country.
Convenience storesNicotine45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00029451-00029 (Indigenous affairs)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCJune 9, 2025August 20, 2025June 4, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas:
Friendship Centres serve as vital community hubs for Indigenous peoples offering offer culturally appropriate services in areas such as health, education, housing, employment, and youth programming;
Governments at all levels have increasingly depended on the services of Friendship Centres to respond to socioeconomic conditions, climate events, and public health emergencies like the toxic drug crisis;
The funding for Friendship Centres has failed to keep pace with the rate of inflation or actual cost of services since 2005; and
Enhanced, stable funding is needed for Friendship Centres to meet the needs of the urban, rural and remote communities they serve.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Commit to enhanced core funding to ensure Friendship Centres have sufficient financial resources to maintain and expand their services to meet community needs;
2. Provide multi-year, predictable funding agreements to allow Friendship Centres to plan strategically, recruit and retain qualified staff and develop culturally appropriate resources to support growing responsibilities;
3. Invest in the modernization and expansion of Friendship Centre facilities to ensure they are equipped to address new and emerging challenges, such as climate change; and
4. Recognize and support the role of Friendship Centres in reconciliation.
Response by the Minister of Indigenous ServicesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): GINETTE LAVACKIndigenous Services Canada recognizes the critical role Friendship Centres play in supporting the well-being of urban Indigenous Peoples across Canada. Friendship Centres provide much-needed supports and services to members of their communities across a range of areas including health, housing, education, recreation, language, justice, employment, economic development, culture and community wellness.Indigenous Services Canada provides funding to Friendship Centres through the Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples program which was created in 2017 to achieve greater collaboration across all levels of government, Indigenous communities, private and not-for-profit sectors to leverage resources and maximize strategic investments. The Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples program supports Indigenous organizations across the country in providing holistic and culturally appropriate programs and services to First Nations peoples (status and non-status), Inuit, and Métis. The Program has provided over $70 million in 2024-25 to a network of 120 Friendship Centres across Canada.? Additionally, through the Indigenous Community Infrastructure fund, from 2020–21 to 2024–25, Indigenous Services Canada allocated nearly $94 million in infrastructure funding to Friendship Centres to address urgent infrastructure needs for urban Indigenous Peoples—$7.9 million supported 54 minor repair projects, and $86 million funded 16 major acquisitions, renovations, and new builds.Friendship Centres are key partners in advancing reconciliation. Their work fosters cultural revitalization, healing, and equity in urban Indigenous communities. Indigenous Services Canada is committed to strengthening this partnership and ensuring that the role of Friendship Centres is fully supported and recognized in the shared journey toward reconciliation.This commitment has been reflected in successive federal budgets, which have included targeted investments to support the sustainability, growth, and modernization of Friendship Centres across the country.
In Budget 2016, the Government committed to renew the Urban Aboriginal Strategy and engage with partners on how to better meet the needs of urban Indigenous Peoples.
Budget 2017 provided $118.5 million over five years to create the new Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples program (replacing the Urban Aboriginal Strategy).
Budget 2019 provided $60 million over five years in infrastructure investments to ensure that facilities delivering urban Indigenous programming are safe and accessible.
Budget 2022 provided $101.1 million over three years to renew and expand the Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples program, as well as support urban Indigenous research and data collection.
Budget 2024 provided $60 million over two years for Friendship Centres. These investments will help ensure that Friendship Centres can continue to support the local needs and priorities of urban, off reserve, and outside of community Indigenous peoples in a manner that is safe, secure, accessible and culturally relevant.
The Government of Canada provided an additional $33.6 million in funding for the Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples program, in 2025-26.
Through these recent budget commitments, the Government of Canada remains dedicated to strengthening financial support that allow Friendship Centres to meet the evolving needs of their communities.
Indigenous friendship centresReconciliation with indigenous peoples45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00027451-00027 (Social affairs and equality)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABJune 6, 2025August 20, 2025June 23, 2022Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following: Whereas: The Liberal Party of Canada has promised in its 2021 platform to deny the charitable status of organizations that have convictions about abortion which the Liberal Party views as "dishonest"; This may jeopardize the charitable status of hospitals, houses of worship, schools, homeless shelters, and other charitable organizations which do not agree with the Liberal Party on this matter for reasons of conscience;Many Canadians depend upon and benefit from the charitable work done by such organizations;The government has previously used a "values test" to discriminate against worthy applicants to the Canada Summer Jobs Program, denying funding to any organization which was not willing to check a box endorsing political positions of the governing party;Charities and other non-profit organizations should not be discriminated against on the basis of their political views or religious values and should not be subject to a politicized "values test"; andAll Canadians have a right under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to freedom of expression without discrimination.Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:1. Protect and preserve the application of charitable status rules on a politically and ideologically neutral basis, without discrimination on the basis of political or religious values and without the imposition of another "values test"; and 2. Affirm the right of Canadians to freedom of expression.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The government recognizes the vital role charities play in delivering essential services to those in need, including some of the most vulnerable in Canadian society. In order to support the work that they do, registered charities are provided federal, as well as provincial or territorial, supports under the tax system including an exemption from income tax and the ability to issue official donation receipts for gifts that they receive.In return, all registered charities are expected to follow the rules set out in the Income Tax Act, including that they operate for charitable purposes and devote their resources to activities for the benefit of the public. To ensure public transparency and accountability, registered charities must also file a public information return each year with the Canada Revenue Agency, which is made publicly available on its website and provides details about a charity’s activities and how it spent its funds. Any registered charity that does not respect the rules contained in the Income Tax Act can have its registration revoked.The Government of Canada remains firmly committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive care across the country.
Charitable organizationsDiscriminationFreedom of conscience and religion45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00026451-00026 (Indigenous affairs)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCJune 6, 2025August 20, 2025June 5, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas
An essential part of reconciliation is addressing the harms First Nations have experienced including the devastating loss of language and culture;
There is a growing number of Indigenous language learners, but the number of remaining fluent of remaining fluent speakers is falling;
Changes to federal funding for Indigenous language programming have put the preservation and revitalization of First Nations' languages and cultural heritage at risk; and
There is an urgent need to invest in Indigenous language revitalization before it is too late.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada call upon the Government of Canada to commit to ensuring fair, adequate, long- term funding for Indigenous language programming.
Response by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official LanguagesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Steven GuilbeaultThe Government would like to thank the petitioners for expressing their desire for the Government of Canada to commit to fair, adequate, long-term funding for Indigenous language programming. The Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages acknowledges that Indigenous languages are fundamental to Indigenous identities, cultures, spirituality, and self-determination as well as relationships with the land and to the world. They tell stories, preserve cultures and traditions, and hold generations of families and communities together. The Government of Canada continues to work with Indigenous partners and organizations to implement the Indigenous Languages Act (the Act) which received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019. The overall objective of the Actis to support Indigenous Peoples in their efforts to reclaim, revitalize, maintain, and strengthen their languages. The Act also recognizes that the rights of Indigenous Peoples recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, include rights related to Indigenous languages.  Since 2019, in support of the implementation of the Act, the Government of Canada has provided more than $1 billion from 2019-2020 to 2028-29, with $119.4 million in ongoing funding to support the community-based efforts of Indigenous Peoples in reclaiming, revitalizing, maintaining and strengthening their languages.? In addition, the Department of Canadian Heritage has worked with Indigenous partners to develop and implement new distinctions-based funding models. This new approach moves away from an annual call for applications process led by Canadian Heritage to an approach that supports the unique needs of First Nations, Inuit and Métis; increases Indigenous autonomy and control over funding decisions based on their priorities; and introduces long-term funding agreements to support multi-year strategies.  Preserving and strengthening Indigenous culture and identity is central to the work of reconciliation. The Government of Canada will continue to work collaboratively with Indigenous partners on the implementation of the Indigenous Languages Act, including the establishment of measures that facilitate the provision of adequate, sustainable, and long-term funding for Indigenous languages.
Indigenous languages45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00024451-00024 (Foreign affairs)ArnoldViersenPeace River—WestlockConservativeABJune 5, 2025August 20, 2025May 18, 2023PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONSWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas:
Turkish, Pakistani, and Bahraini officials have committed gross violations of human rights against thousands of Turks including eight current Turkish-Canadians;
Turkish officials are responsible for causing hundreds of deaths including the torturous murder of Gokhan Acikkollu;
Turkish officials have wrongfully detained over 300,000 peoples including prosecutors and judges with no reasons given; and
Several International Human Rights groups have confirmed gross human rights violations are happening in Turkey.
Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:1) Closely monitor the human rights situation in Turkey;2) Place sanctions on the twelve Turkish officials who are responsible for gross human rights violations against eight current Canadians and the death of their friend Gokhan Acikkollu; and3) Call on the Turkish, Pakistani, and Bahraini governments to end all violations of human rights happening in their countries.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantThe promotion and protection of human rights is an integral part of Canada’s foreign policy and international engagement.Canada is strongly committed to working with governments, as well as multilateral and non-governmental organizations, to promote inclusive and accountable governance around the world. Canada is consistently a strong voice for the protection of human rights and the advancement of democratic values.Canada’s leadership in the fight against arbitrary detention demonstrates its steadfast commitment to upholding universal human rights and the rules-based international order.The Government of Canada maintains an active and open dialogue with the Turkish, Pakistani and Bahraini governments concerning human rights, as part of Canada’s commitment to promote democracy and uphold human rights and the rule of law globally.Global Affairs Canada officials met with the Turkish families that reported of their arrest in Pakistan and Bahrain and eventual detention in Türkiye, before moving to Canada. Global Affairs Canada officials have also received a submission from these families, requesting sanctions against specific Turkish officials in relation to their previous detention in Türkiye.Canada is judicious when it chooses to deploy sanctions and is committed to their effective and coordinated use, when appropriate. Canada remains committed to playing a leadership role in the preservation and strengthening of an international rules-based order – sanctions are a key component of this approach. We also consider the broader political and international contexts when deciding whether sanctions or any other tools in Canada’s foreign policy toolbox may be an appropriate response.Sanctions are an important complement to Canada’s foreign policy tools for maintaining and restoring international peace and security, combatting corruption, and promoting respect for norms and values, including human rights. Canada carefully considers the bilateral consequences that any sanction measures could have. To that end, Global Affairs Canada has established a rigorous due diligence process to consider and evaluate possible cases of human rights violations, corruption or other circumstances that may warrant the use of sanctions. Wherever possible, Canada coordinates closely with likeminded allies, including the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States, to maximize the effectiveness of sanctions.
BahrainCivil and human rightsForeign policyPakistanTurkey45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00023451-00023 (Justice)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABJune 5, 2025August 20, 2025December 20, 2022Petition to the Government of CanadaWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas:
Louis Roy of the Quebec College of Physicians recommended expanding euthanasia to "babies from birth to one year of age who come into the world with severe deformities and very serious syndromes";
This proposal for the legalized killing of infants is deeply disturbing to many Canadians; and
Infanticide is always wrong.
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call on the Government of Canada to block any attempt to allow the killing of children.
Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PATRICIA LATTANZIOCanada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) regime permits persons who meet all the eligibility criteria in section 241.2 of the Criminal Code to receive MAID. In order to be eligible, a person must be at least 18 years old, make a voluntary request for MAID and consent to receiving it, and, as such, eligibility for MAID cannot be extended to infants under the existing framework.
ChildrenMedical assistance in dying45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00021451-00021 (Justice)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABJune 5, 2025August 20, 2025June 4, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWhereas:
Choosing medical assistance in dying (MAID) due to lack of available services or treatments is not a real choice;
Allowing medical assistance in dying for those with disabilities or chronic illness who are not dying devalues their lives, tacitly endorsing the notion that life with disability is optional, and by extension, dispensable;
Offering medical assistance in dying as a "solution" for disability or chronic illness reduces incentives to improve treatment and care for people with these conditions;
Canadians do not want an ableist healthcare system where the lives of those with disabilities are seen as not worth living;
Many disability advocates in Canada have expressed opposition to allowing MAID for people with disabilities.
Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
Protect all Canadians whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable by prohibiting medical assistance in dying for those whose prognosis for natural death is more than six months.
Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PATRICIA LATTANZIOMedical assistance in dying (MAID) is a complex and deeply personal matter and there are diverging views across the country. The legal framework for MAID balances different interests and societal values.Provinces and territories manage the delivery of health services, including MAID as part of end-of-life or complex care. The federal government, however, is responsible for the federal legal framework for MAID in the Criminal Code, setting minimum requirements for the lawful provision of MAID in Canada. These requirements include eligibility criteria to determine who can obtain MAID and procedural safeguards to ensure its safe provision. MAID has been the subject of many judicial challenges which shaped the legal framework.As there are additional challenges that arise in the context of MAID for persons whose deaths are not reasonably foreseeable, the federal legal framework sets out safeguards that must be satisfied in those instances. These safeguards aim to address the risks associated with diverse sources of suffering and vulnerability, that could lead someone not close to death to seek MAID. The safeguards examine whether their suffering results from factors other than the medical condition and whether there are ways of addressing their suffering other than through MAID. For example, a minimum 90-day assessment period seeks to ensure enough time to explore all relevant aspects of the person’s situation, including the availability of treatments or services that could help reduce their suffering like counselling services, mental health and disability support services, community services and palliative care. Additionally, at least one of the two mandatory eligibility assessments must be done by a practitioner with expertise in the condition causing the person’s suffering or in consultation with another practitioner with such expertise, ensuring all treatment options are identified and explored. The patient and practitioners must also agree that the person has seriously considered alternatives to alleviate their suffering.Our government understands that the disability community continues to be concerned about MAID and we are committed to continue working to ensure the disability community’s needs and voices are incorporated into these complex issues. We will also continue with our provincial and territorial partners to ensure barriers facing disabled communities are dismantled. The Disability Inclusion Action Plan is an example of our commitment to achieving full and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities.
Medical assistance in dyingPersons with disabilities45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00020451-00020 (Health)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABJune 5, 2025August 20, 2025June 14, 2024Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament AssembledWE, THE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENTS OF CANADA, draw the attention of the House to the following:Whereas sexually explicit material - including demeaning material and material depicting sexual violence - can be easily accessed on the Internet by young persons; Whereas a significant proportion of the sexually explicit material accessed online is made available on the Internet for commercial purposes and is not protected by any effective age-verification method;Whereas the consumption of sexually explicit material by young persons is associated with a range of serious harms, including the development of pornography addiction, the reinforcement of gender stereotypes and the development of attitudes favourable to harassment and violence - including sexual harassment and sexual violence - particularly against women;Whereas Parliament recognizes that the harmful effect of the increasing accessibility of sexually explicit material online for young persons is an important public health and public safety concern;Whereas online age-verification technology is increasingly sophisticated and can now effectively ascertain the age of users without breaching their privacy rights;Whereas anyone making sexually explicit material available on the Internet for commercial purposes has a responsibility to ensure that it is not accessed by young persons; andWhereas online age-verification was the primary recommendation made by stakeholders during a 2017 study by the Standing Committee on Health.THEREFORE your petitioners call upon the House of Commons to adopt Bill S-210, Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act.
Response by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official LanguagesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Steven GuilbeaultThe Government would like to thank the petitioners for expressing their concerns regarding the protection of young people online, especially with regard to the exposure to pornographic material. This is an important issue. The Government previously tabled online harms legislation, which recognized the need to better protect children online. Although the proposed legislation died on the Order Paper in January 2025, the government’s commitments to protect children and address online harms remain.Government legislation proposed to create the Online Harms Act, which aimed to promote online safety by reducing exposure to harmful content on social media services, with a special emphasis on protecting children. The Online Harms Act would have imposed three statutory duties that establish minimum standards that services must meet to ensure the safety of Canadians online:
Duty to Act Responsibly
Duty to Protect Children
Duty to Make Certain Content Inaccessible
The Duty to Act Responsibly would have established a standard of conduct that social media services must follow to ensure the safety of users on their platforms and to create more transparency and accountability about how they deal with harmful content.The Duty to Protect Children would have required social media services to provide protections for children online including the integration of age-appropriate design features on their platforms and to be more transparent by reporting on the specific measures that they are taking to protect children. Design features could have included things like defaults for parental controls, default settings related to warning labels for children, or safe search settings for a service’s internal search function. They could also have included design features to limit children’s exposure to harmful content, including explicit adult content, cyberbullying content, and content that incites self-harm.The Duty to Make Certain Content Inaccessible would have required social media services to expeditiously remove two categories of content from their services:
Content that sexually victimizes a child or revictimizes a survivor, and
Intimate content communicated without consent.
The Act also would have created a new Digital Safety Commission of Canada to oversee and enforce the Act; a Digital Safety Ombudsperson of Canada to advocate for and support victims and a Digital Safety Office of Canada to support both administratively. Part of the Digital Safety Commission’s mandate would have been to enforce the removal of content that sexually victimizes a child or revictimizes a survivor and intimate content communicated without consent; and to promote societal resilience to harms online and set new standards for online safety by providing guidance to services on how to mitigate risk, perform research, work with stakeholders, and develop educational resources for the public, including children and parents. Overall, the Digital Safety Commission would have been able to enact guidelines and regulations under the three duties, which would allow the legislation to be adaptable and to grow over time as the landscape of harmful content affecting children changes.The government remains committed to protecting children in future digital policy endeavors and intends to reintroduce legislation to that effect in the 45^th legislature.
InternetLegal agePornographyYoung people45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00018451-00018 (Parliament and politics)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABJune 5, 2025August 20, 2025December 17, 2024Petition to the House of Commons We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following: Whereas:
Canada made us all a promise, that promise was that anyone from anywhere could do anything;
Now, after nine years of this Prime Minister, the promise of Canada has been broken. He has broken a lot of promises. He promised to balance the budget, to reduce taxes on the middle class, and to build more affordable housing, but all those promises were broken;
So many hardworking young Canadians who are 35 living in their parent's basements. This never happened before this Prime Minister came along with his policies that doubled housing costs. Every month, 2,000 people line up at food banks. There are 1,800 homeless encampments across Ontario. This has never been seen before. This is the type of thing we see in third world countries. People are dying in these encampments. Gun violence is up 120% since this Prime Minister went after hunters while letting criminals and gun smugglers go free;
It is time to axe the tax to make work pay off again, so that servers, truck drivers and plumbers who work more earn more and bring home powerful paycheques. For that to happen, though, people need a roof over their heads. Currently, Canada has fewer homes per capita than any other G7 country. There is too much red tape. We must incentivize municipalities to speed up building permits, cut building taxes and free up land for building, while axing the tax that stands in the way of construction, so that young people still have a chance of getting a home. We must cap population growth so that the housing stock grows faster than the population; and
We must fix the budget with a law that requires the government to find one dollar of savings for every new dollar of spending. This is how parents, seniors and small businesses balance their budgets, and they expect us to adopt the same common-sense approach. We must cut the use of consultants. We must cut bureaucracy, waste and big handouts to multinational corporations that are offshoring our money. We must cut all that to bring the money home so we can lower deficits, inflation and interest rates and fund our social services. We must stop the crime not by banning hunting rifles but by being tough on criminals and strengthening the border. By doing this, Canada can bring home a country where hard work earns a more powerful paycheque that buys affordable food, gas and homes in safe communities, where anyone from anywhere can do anything through hard work. That is the promise of Canada, and that is what we must bring home.
Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents, call on the Government of Canada to:Axe the tax. Build Homes. Fix the Budget. Stop the Crime. Call an immediate carbon tax election so that Canadians can judge the government for its many failures and replace the government with a new common sense conservative government that will axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The Government of Canada ceased the application of the federal fuel charge, effective April 1, 2025, and removed requirements for provinces and territories to have a consumer-facing carbon price as of that date. On June 5, 2025, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-4, the Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act, which, among other things, removes the carbon pricing for consumers by repealing Part 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the Fuel Charge Regulations.These actions refocus federal carbon pollution pricing standards on ensuring carbon pricing systems are in place across Canada on a broad range of greenhouse gas emissions from industry. A price on pollution for large emitters will continue to be a pillar of Canada’s plan to build a strong economy and greener future. It is a system that is fair and effective. Industrial carbon pricing is one of the most important greenhouse gas emission reduction policies in the government’s comprehensive Emissions Reduction Plan to bend the curve and meet Canada’s 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. Carbon pricing systems for industry are also designed to keep costs low to protect against competitiveness risks.The government intends to engage with provinces, territories, Indigenous Peoples, and stakeholders on changes to the minimum national stringency standards for carbon pollution pricing, known as the federal ‘benchmark’ criteria.The Government of Canada is also taking action to make life more affordable for Canadians. For example, to lower the upfront cost of buying a new home for young Canadians and spur the construction of new homes across the country, as part of Bill C-4, the Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act, the government is introducing the First-Time Home Buyers’ GST Rebate. This new rebate would eliminate the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for first-time home buyers on new homes up to $1 million and reduce the GST for first-time home buyers on new homes between $1 million and $1.5 million—saving first-time home buyers up to $50,000 on a new home. This measure is expected to deliver $3.9 billion in tax savings to Canadians over five years, starting in 2025-26.
Budgetary policyCarbon taxCrime preventionHousing45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00017451-00017 (Justice)MarilynGladuSarnia—Lambton—BkejwanongConservativeONJune 5, 2025August 20, 2025June 4, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWhereas:
Choosing medical assistance in dying (MAID) due to lack of available services or treatments is not a real choice;
Allowing medical assistance in dying for those with disabilities or chronic illness who are not dying devalues their lives, tacitly endorsing the notion that life with disability is optional, and by extension, dispensable;
Offering medical assistance in dying as a "solution" for disability or chronic illness reduces incentives to improve treatment and care for people with these conditions;
Canadians do not want an ableist healthcare system where the lives of those with disabilities are seen as not worth living;
Many disability advocates in Canada have expressed opposition to allowing MAID for people with disabilities.
Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
Protect all Canadians whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable by prohibiting medical assistance in dying for those whose prognosis for natural death is more than six months.
Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PATRICIA LATTANZIOMedical assistance in dying (MAID) is a complex and deeply personal matter and there are diverging views across the country. The legal framework for MAID balances different interests and societal values.Provinces and territories manage the delivery of health services, including MAID as part of end-of-life or complex care. The federal government, however, is responsible for the federal legal framework for MAID in the Criminal Code, setting minimum requirements for the lawful provision of MAID in Canada. These requirements include eligibility criteria to determine who can obtain MAID and procedural safeguards to ensure its safe provision. MAID has been the subject of many judicial challenges which shaped the legal framework.As there are additional challenges that arise in the context of MAID for persons whose deaths are not reasonably foreseeable, the federal legal framework sets out safeguards that must be satisfied in those instances. These safeguards aim to address the risks associated with diverse sources of suffering and vulnerability, that could lead someone not close to death to seek MAID. The safeguards examine whether their suffering results from factors other than the medical condition and whether there are ways of addressing their suffering other than through MAID. For example, a minimum 90-day assessment period seeks to ensure enough time to explore all relevant aspects of the person’s situation, including the availability of treatments or services that could help reduce their suffering like counselling services, mental health and disability support services, community services and palliative care. Additionally, at least one of the two mandatory eligibility assessments must be done by a practitioner with expertise in the condition causing the person’s suffering or in consultation with another practitioner with such expertise, ensuring all treatment options are identified and explored. The patient and practitioners must also agree that the person has seriously considered alternatives to alleviate their suffering.Our government understands that the disability community continues to be concerned about MAID and we are committed to continue working to ensure the disability community’s needs and voices are incorporated into these complex issues. We will also continue with our provincial and territorial partners to ensure barriers facing disabled communities are dismantled. The Disability Inclusion Action Plan is an example of our commitment to achieving full and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities.
Medical assistance in dyingPersons with disabilities45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00016451-00016 (Justice)EricMelilloKenora—KiiwetinoongConservativeONJune 5, 2025August 20, 2025June 4, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWhereas:
Choosing medical assistance in dying (MAID) due to lack of available services or treatments is not a real choice;
Allowing medical assistance in dying for those with disabilities or chronic illness who are not dying devalues their lives, tacitly endorsing the notion that life with disability is optional, and by extension, dispensable;
Offering medical assistance in dying as a "solution" for disability or chronic illness reduces incentives to improve treatment and care for people with these conditions;
Canadians do not want an ableist healthcare system where the lives of those with disabilities are seen as not worth living;
Many disability advocates in Canada have expressed opposition to allowing MAID for people with disabilities.
Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
Protect all Canadians whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable by prohibiting medical assistance in dying for those whose prognosis for natural death is more than six months.
Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PATRICIA LATTANZIOMedical assistance in dying (MAID) is a complex and deeply personal matter and there are diverging views across the country. The legal framework for MAID balances different interests and societal values.Provinces and territories manage the delivery of health services, including MAID as part of end-of-life or complex care. The federal government, however, is responsible for the federal legal framework for MAID in the Criminal Code, setting minimum requirements for the lawful provision of MAID in Canada. These requirements include eligibility criteria to determine who can obtain MAID and procedural safeguards to ensure its safe provision. MAID has been the subject of many judicial challenges which shaped the legal framework.As there are additional challenges that arise in the context of MAID for persons whose deaths are not reasonably foreseeable, the federal legal framework sets out safeguards that must be satisfied in those instances. These safeguards aim to address the risks associated with diverse sources of suffering and vulnerability, that could lead someone not close to death to seek MAID. The safeguards examine whether their suffering results from factors other than the medical condition and whether there are ways of addressing their suffering other than through MAID. For example, a minimum 90-day assessment period seeks to ensure enough time to explore all relevant aspects of the person’s situation, including the availability of treatments or services that could help reduce their suffering like counselling services, mental health and disability support services, community services and palliative care. Additionally, at least one of the two mandatory eligibility assessments must be done by a practitioner with expertise in the condition causing the person’s suffering or in consultation with another practitioner with such expertise, ensuring all treatment options are identified and explored. The patient and practitioners must also agree that the person has seriously considered alternatives to alleviate their suffering.Our government understands that the disability community continues to be concerned about MAID and we are committed to continue working to ensure the disability community’s needs and voices are incorporated into these complex issues. We will also continue with our provincial and territorial partners to ensure barriers facing disabled communities are dismantled. The Disability Inclusion Action Plan is an example of our commitment to achieving full and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities.
Medical assistance in dyingPersons with disabilities45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00015451-00015 (Fisheries)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJune 4, 2025August 20, 2025May 22, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada draw the attention of the House to the following:THAT, WHEREAS a public survey done in 2011 found that 70% of British Columbians agree with the statement that, "wild Pacific salmon are as important to British Columbians as the French language is to Quebeckers";WHEREAS the Fraser River sockeye run unexpectedly collapsed in 2009, with only 1 million of the expected 10 million salmon returning to spawn;WHEREAS this collapse prompted the Government of Canada to launch a comprehensive Federal Commission of Inquiry, headed by the Honourable Bruce Cohen and released in 2012, to investigate the cause of this catastrophic decline;WHEREAS among the 75 recommendations stemming from Justice Cohen's inquiry were:
The Government of Canada should remove from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans mandate the promotion of salmon farming as an industry and farmed salmon as a product,
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans should explicitly consider proximity to migrating Fraser River sockeye when siting salmon farms, should consider relocating existing salmon farms that are too close to existing salmon runs, and should consider prohibiting net-pen salmon farming altogether, especially in the Discovery Islands,
Department of Fisheries and Oceans should encourage British Columbia to require users of pesticides in forestry and agriculture to record, and report annually to the province, the areas where pesticides were applied and the amounts used, and
To improve future sustainability of the Fraser River sockeye, the Government of Canada should champion, within Canada and internationally, reasonable steps to address the causes of warming waters and climate change; and
WHEREAS years later, the recommendations made by Justice Cohen in the Inquiry have yet to be implemented.THEREFORE, YOUR PETITIONERS call upon the House of Commons to act on the precautionary principle and immediately implement all of the 75 recommendations made by Justice Cohen to save our salmon.
Response by the Minister of FisheriesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Ernie KlassenThe Government of Canada acknowledges the importance of the Cohen Commission’s recommendations. Many of the Cohen recommendations are broad reaching, and consequently, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), in collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the Province of British Columbia (B.C.), has taken action to address all 75 recommendations and continues its work across several key areas, such as salmon stock assessment, health status assessment, habitat protection and restoration, salmon aquaculture, and fisheries management. Commitment to ongoing action is reflected in the Wild Salmon Policy 2018-2022 Implementation Plan (Wild Salmon Policy 2018 to 2022 Implementation Plan). A five-year report of the Wild Salmon Policy 2018 to 2022 Implementation Plan was published on September 21, 2023 (Wild Salmon Policy 2018 to 2022 Implementation Plan: 5 year review), which outlines specific activities and approaches led by DFO towards restoring and maintaining healthy and diverse Pacific salmon populations and their habitats.The Cohen Response Status Update Report, published in October 2018 (Cohen Response Status Update – October 2018) and its corresponding Annex (Annex to the Cohen Response 2018 Status Update: recommendation response detail) provide more details on DFO’s actions to date in response to the Cohen Commission recommendations and the Wild Salmon Policy 2018-2022 Implementation Plan (Wild Salmon Policy 2018 to 2022 Implementation Plan).Additionally, the 2020 to 2021 Annual Report of the Wild Salmon Policy 2018 to 2022 Implementation Plan (Wild Salmon Policy 2018 to 2022 Implementation Plan: Annual Report 2020 to 2021) published on February 4, 2022, highlights the progress made in implementing the Wild Salmon Policy 2018-2022 Implementation Plan.Furthermore, the Government of Canada recognizes that a bold and targeted response with concrete actions to address the historic declines facing Pacific salmon is required. In response, the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative (PSSI) establishes a comprehensive and transformative approach to support Pacific salmon rebuilding. Working collaboratively with Indigenous groups, partners and stakeholders across B.C. and the Yukon, the main goal of this initiative is to conserve and restore wild Pacific salmon stocks and their ecosystems for all that depend on them. The PSSI’s four pillars to achieve this goal are: conservation and stewardship; salmon enhancement; harvest transformation; and integration and collaboration.DFO has addressed the Cohen Commission’s Recommendation 3: “The Government of Canada should remove from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ mandate the promotion of salmon farming as an industry and farmed salmon as a product” as per the ‘Annex to the Cohen Response 2018 Status Update: recommendation response detail’ (Annex to the Cohen Response 2018 Status Update: recommendation response detail).The petition highlights Cohen Commission’s Recommendation 15: “The Department of Fisheries and Oceans should explicitly consider proximity to migrating Fraser River Sockeye when siting salmon farms” and Recommendation 17: “The Department of Fisheries and Oceans should apply revised siting criteria to all licensed salmon farm sites. Farms that no longer comply with siting criteria should be promptly removed or relocated to sites that comply with current siting criteria.” It is also important to note Recommendation 19 in consideration of responses to Recommendations 15 and 17: “ On September 30, 2020, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans should prohibit net-pen salmon farming in the Discovery Islands (fish health sub-zone 3-2) unless he or she is satisfied that such farms pose at most a minimal risk of serious harm to the health of migrating Fraser River Sockeye salmon. The Minister’s decision should summarize the information relied on and include detailed reasons. The decision should be published on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ website.”In response to Recommendation 19, the Department looked at the overall risk to Fraser River Sockeye Salmon from pathogens that can be found at Atlantic salmon farms, which was important in assessing whether current siting criteria are sufficient in the protection of wild salmon stocks, including migrating Fraser River Sockeye. The Department completed risk assessments on nine known pathogens, assessing the risk of these pathogens coming from aquaculture operations in the Discovery Islands area to Fraser River Sockeye. It was concluded that each pathogen posed no more than a minimal risk to Fraser River Sockeye Salmon abundance and diversity under the current fish health management practices (Aquaculture research related to Cohen Commission recommendation 19). DFO continues to update its understanding of pathogens and pests and adapt its management in response.Siting of aquaculture operations is a shared and harmonized process in B.C., requiring a provincial crown tenure, a federal navigable waters permit, and a federal aquaculture licence. Aquaculture applications are submitted through a single portal, where the Government of B.C. considers siting through the lens of granting leases for provincial crown lands, Transport Canada considers siting related to safe navigation, and DFO considers siting relating to potential impacts to fish and fish habitat, potential impacts to existing fisheries, and fish health and wild-farmed salmon interactions, which includes consideration of the proximity to wild salmon migration routes.Siting guidelines inform a proponent and the public on how a new or amendment application will be assessed. Licence conditions for aquaculture set out the specific operational and reporting requirements to which licence holders must adhere in order to operate legally and be in compliance with the Fisheries Act and associated regulations. They also contain provisions to ensure that aquaculture sites are operated in an environmentally sustainable manner that minimizes the risk to wild fish stocks and the marine resource.In fall 2020, the Department consulted with First Nations in the Discovery Islands to hear their views and concerns with respect to the aquaculture sites in the area. These perspectives informed the former Minister’s decision in December 2020 to phase out Atlantic salmon aquaculture in the area by June 2022. While the Federal Court ultimately struck down that decision, the former Minister decided in June 2022 not to reissue Atlantic salmon aquaculture licences in the Discovery Islands, and to consult with First Nations and industry on the future of licensing in the area. In February 2023, following six months of consultations, the former Minister decided not to reissue licences in the Discovery Islands. Industry and some of the First Nations in the area filed a judicial review in Federal Court in March 2023 which is still a matter before the courts.On June 19, 2024, the Government of Canada released a Policy Statement on the future of open net-pen salmon farming in B.C., and its approach was confirmed on September 20, 2024.In relation to the Cohen Commission’s Recommendation 54: “The Department of Fisheries and Oceans should encourage the Province of B.C.: to require users of pesticides in forestry and agriculture to record, and report annually to the province, the areas where pesticides were applied and the amounts used to develop and maintain a pesticide-use database (that includes information on location, volume / concentration, and timing of use) and make that information publicly available”, B.C. has a system in place to monitor, report, and disseminate information on pesticide use across sectors (aquaculture, agriculture, forestry). The province requires users to report pesticide use, and has the ability to provide information on total use. Standards of use are consistent with Health Canada requirements.. Under the authority of the Aquaculture Activities Regulations, DFO collects and publishes information regarding the deposit of deleterious substances, including both drugs and pesticides. Prior to any deposit of registered pesticides, including hydrogen peroxide, the owner/operator must notify DFO at least 72 hours in advance.Both ECCC and DFO have taken action in response the Cohen Commission’s Recommendation 74: “To improve future sustainability of the Fraser River Sockeye, the Government of Canada should champion, within Canada and internationally, reasonable steps to address the causes of warming waters and climate change.” DFO works to address climate change impacts in aquatic ecosystems as a part of an ECCC-led, whole-of-government effort. Through this work, the department conducts vulnerability assessments on Pacific species, including salmon, to warming waters and continues to monitor trends in sea surface temperature, oxygen levels, and ocean acidification in freshwater and marine areas. These monitoring data are important to understanding the causes of change and are used by DFO in studies to quantify the rate of change in freshwaters and marine waters inhabited by Pacific salmon.
Cohen CommissionFisheries policyFisheries stocksFraser RiverPacific fisheriesSockeye salmon45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00014451-00014 (Health)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJune 3, 2025August 20, 2025May 21, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWhereas:
Statistics Canada cites that approximately 4.8 million Canadians do not have a regular doctor;
Despite the number of physicians in Canada growing, the number of Canadians without a regular doctor remains stable;
92 per cent of physicians work in urban centres, while just 8 per cent work in rural areas; and,
In Victoria and Sidney, B.C., average wait time for a walk-in clinic are 92 and 180 minutes respectively,
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:
Work with all the provinces and territories in Canada to come to a holistic and fair solution to Canada's family doctor shortage
Response by the Minister of HealthSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Maggie ChiPrimary care is the backbone of high-performing health care, serving as Canadians’ first point of contact with the system and playing a critical role in the delivery of health services. We understand that Canadians still struggle to secure timely access to a regular primary care provider, whether it is from a doctor, nurse practitioner, or team. Pre-existing challenges facing the health workforce were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic where health care workers bore the brunt of the extreme pressures on the health system, leading to significant levels of stress and burnout, including among primary care providers. These persistent challenges are impacting the care that Canadians receive.While the responsibility for the management of the health workforce falls within provincial and territorial (PT) jurisdiction, the federal government provides leadership and financial support, and acknowledges that it has a key leadership role to play in supporting solutions to the challenges facing health systems across the country. We remain committed to continuing to work with provincial and territorial governments to protect and strengthen the publicly funded health care system.The Government of Canada is committed to enabling supportive, sustainable environments where health workers can thrive. Recognizing that the conditions of work are the conditions of care, the federal government is advancing efforts focused on retention, workforce planning, and ethical recruitment. Through partnerships and convening, it continues to build consensus and mobilize evidence to strengthen Canada’s health workforce and innovative models of primary care. For example, the Government of Canada is:
Supporting the dissemination and implementation of the “Nursing Retention Toolkit: Improving the Working Lives of Nurses in Canada”.
Funding Healthcare Excellence Canada, which recently launched its Care Forward initiative, including a Primary Care Access Improvement program. This program helps organizations optimize how primary care teams function so they can provide timely access to care for more people.
Published a federal-provincial-territorial (FPT)-endorsed study of the education and training supply and demand for select health care professions, including family physicians, to identify the best pan-Canadian approaches to meet future health care demands for Canadians over the next decade.
Funding Health Workforce Canada, which is leading pan-Canadian collaboration on improving health workforce data collection, analysis, and knowledge mobilization to inform planning.
Convening key primary care partners, researchers, PTs, experts, and other government departments to drive data and evidence, build consensus, and enable knowledge mobilization on topics such as primary care delivery models, virtual care, nursing, and education and training.
Further, Budget 2024 committed up to $77.1M over four years, starting in 2025-26, to strengthen training opportunities and accelerate workforce integration for internationally-educated health professionals (IEHPs). The funding will expand the number of training positions, boost assessment capacity to accelerate licensure, and provide targeted support to help IEHPs navigate credential recognition and enter the workforce more quickly.Alongside PT partners, the federal government is also working to support the streamlining of credential recognition for internationally-trained doctors and nurses so that qualified health care professionals already living in Canada can contribute to our health system.This is in addition to close to $200 billion committed in Budget 2023 to improve health care services for Canadians. This funding includes $25 billion over 10 years to advance shared health priorities through tailored bilateral agreements that support the needs of people in each PT. Signed with every PT, these agreements enable them to act on:
expanding access to family health services, including in rural and remote areas;
supporting our health workers and reducing backlogs;
improving access to quality mental health and substance use services; and
modernizing the health care system with standardized health data and digital tools.
Transforming the delivery of family health services, including through team-based care, will help Canadians get care when and where they need it. Signed agreements and PT action plans may be viewed at this link: Working together to improve health care in Canada: Working Together bilateral agreements - Canada.ca.The Canada Health Act Services Policy, which comes into effect on April 1, 2026, will further encourage team-based care. The Policy clarifies that patients should not face charges for medically necessary services, if these same services would otherwise have been covered by a PT health insurance plan when provided by a physician. It recognizes the value of the full integration of nurse practitioners into the health care system and their critical role in responding to the primary care gap for people in Canada without access to a primary care provider.Through these various activities, our Government continues to work with provinces and territories to improve Canadians access to a regular primary care provider or team. We are committed to continuing that collaboration.
Family doctorsHealth services accessibility45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00013451-00013 (Environment)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJune 2, 2025August 20, 2025May 23, 2025Petition to the Government of CanadaWhereas:
Southern Resident killer whales are an endangered population listed under Canada's Species at Risk Act and the United States Endangered Species Act;
Legally protected critical habitat for Southern Residents is located within the heavily transited transboundary marine waters of the Salish Sea;
Underwater noise and physical disturbance from vessels affect the ability of Southern Residents to communicate successfully and forage effectively;
Southern Resident killer whales can lose more than 50% of their echolocation range when foraging near commercial shipping traffic;
Increased shipping traffic from container expansions at Roberts Bank and oil tankers for Trans Mountain increase underwater noise in critical habitat. The lost foraging on salmon associated with this noise increases the risk of extinction for Southern Residents;
More ships will reduce the quiet time Southern Residents can feed without noise interfering with echolocation and communication;
Considering these threats, Washington State recently passed legislation (Senate Bill 5371) that establishes a mandatory 1,000-yard buffer for recreational and commercial whale watching vessels around Southern Resident killer whales; and
Canada has committed to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, as declared with the signing of the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
We, the undersigned residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Transport to implement a mandatory vessel distance regulation where recreational vessels and commercial whale-watch vessels must not be closer than 1,000 metres to Southern Resident killer whales, consistent with vessel distance regulations for these whales in Washington State.
Response by the Minister of Transport and Internal TradeSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Mike KellowayThe Government of Canada has taken unprecedented action to address key threats, including underwater noise from vessels to support the recovery and survival of endangered Southern Resident killer whales. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is the lead department in establishing approach distances to marine mammals through the Marine Mammal Regulations, such as the200- meter approach distance for killer whales in Pacific waters. The Government has proposed to amend the approach distance to 1,000 metres for Southern Resident killer whales through amendments to these regulations. The process for amending the Marine Mammal Regulations is ongoing and is detailed in the What We Heard report that was published in 2025. The exact scope and implementation of any regulatory measures will be informed by consultations with directly affected First Nations, Wildlife Management Boards, industry stakeholders, and other affected parties.Since 2019, the Minister of Transport has issued successive Interim Orders under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. These Orders establish mandatory measures that aim to reduce underwater vessel noise and physical disturbance from marine traffic for all killer whales, particularly in key Southern Resident killer whale foraging areas and critical habitat. One such measure further prohibits vessels from approaching any killer whale within 400 metres in the coastal waters of British Columbia, extending from Campbell River to just north of Ucluelet, which expands upon the 200 meters under the Marine Mammal Regulations. This approach distance under the Order is in place year-round and was most recently implemented for a period of June 1, 2025 until May 31, 2026. This measure contributes to the recovery of the Southern Resident killer whale population, and directly mirrors the exceptions and provisions set out in the Marine Mammal Regulations.A provision under the Interim Order allows the Minister of Transport to authorize commercial ecotourism and whale watching companies to view non-Southern Resident killer whales no closer than 200 metres. This authorization is granted only if it does not compromise the protection of killer whales and the marine environment or compromise marine safety. Authorized companies are prohibited from offering, planning, or promoting excursions based on the viewing of Southern Resident killer whales, and are not allowed to approach, follow, transit alongside, view, or remain in the presence of Southern Resident killer whales. To receive an authorization, companies must apply and provide detailed information on their experience and ability to discern killer whale ecotypes.Until the Marine Mammal Regulations are amended and in effect, the Government of Canada will continue to implement an extended approach distance on an interim basis.Please refer to this site to find up-to-date information on management measures: 2025 management measures to protect Southern Resident killer whales | Pacific Region | Fisheries and Oceans Canada.Transport Canada is dedicated to safeguarding the Southern Resident killer whale population and is committed to protecting this iconic species along the West Coast.
Endangered speciesKiller whalesVessel traffic45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00012451-00012 (Civil and human rights)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCJune 2, 2025August 20, 2025May 26, 2025Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembledWhereas:
Canada signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, pledging itself to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Canada's adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples reflect our commitment to the principles of justice, equality, and freedom;
Upholding the basics of justice, equality, freedom, security, and well-being for all is essential for preventing conflict and war and for Canada's own security and stability;
The lack of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms is the underlying cause of violent conflict;
An open society and an informed public and parliament is essential for the understanding of complex issues of violent conflict and for the achieving of lasting peace and disarmament; and
With the closing of the Pearson Peace Centre, Canada lost an important civilian-led, independent institutional structure that supported effective research, policy, and training in peace operations and conflict resolution.
Therefore:We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to establish and fund a Centre of Excellence for Peace and Justice focused on research, education and training in conflict resolution, diplomacy, and peace operations for Canadian civilians, police, military personnel, and the international community.
Response by the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National DefenceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Sherry RomanadoCanada is proud to contribute to peace support operations around the world through funding, specialist personnel, tactical airlift, advanced medical care, and specialized training support. Canada’s current peacekeeping deployments focus on specialized capabilities and expertise – with 19 military members currently deployed to four United Nations (UN) missions in the Middle East and Africa.The Canada-led Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations is one example of Canada’s broader efforts to support UN Peacekeeping as well as to advance the objectives of the Women, Peace and Security agenda both at home and abroad. Since 2017, the Elsie Initiative has worked to increase the meaningful participation of uniformed women in peace operations.In addition, Canada’s Military Training and Cooperation Program is mandated to develop the capacity of its 60 non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to undertake UN-sanctioned multilateral operations and sponsors a range of training and other support. This includes training in areas such as the English and French language, Peace and Security, civil-military cooperation, international law of armed conflict, and first aid. The Military Training and Cooperation Program works with a variety of delivery partners who provide expertise and instruction, including the UN Institute for Training and Research, various international peace support training centers, and Canada’s own Peace Support Training Centre located at Canadian Forces Base Kingston.In areas such as the Middle East, Canada’s military members are focused with helping ensure humanitarian access to the civilian populations while supervising ceasefire agreements. In every peacekeeping military deployment, members are employed to end widespread violence and, in some cases, halt an unfolding humanitarian disaster. Canada is also the eighth largest contributor to the United Nations Peace Operations Budget, a top five contributor to voluntary funding, and a major donor to the Peacebuilding Fund. Taken together, these efforts contribute to the rules based international order and promote respect for human rights and justice, while also ensuring peacekeepers are prepared for modern challenges.While there are currently no plans to open a Centre of Excellence for Peace and Justice, Canada established the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security in June 2019. Residing within the Canadian Defence Academy, the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security serves as an enduring platform for research and education on the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers. The Centre also focuses on other human security topics relevant to Canadian Armed Forces operations, doctrine and training.For decades, Canada has played a key role in supporting UN Peace Operations, and we will continue to contribute to UN efforts to build peace and security around the world.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantIn 2019 and 2021, the Prime Minister mandated both the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Development with the joint responsibility for establishing the Canadian Centre for Peace, Order and Good Government. Since that time, Global Affairs Canada has had considerable engagement with experts, stakeholders, and like-minded countries with respect to the establishment of such a Centre. This is consistent with Canada’s commitment to human rights and democracy as the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world, and Canada’s work in speaking up for the protection and promotion of human rights and the advancement of democratic principles. Options for implementation are still under consideration by the Government.At the same time, Canada has a long and proud history of supporting United Nations peacekeeping operations, with over 125,000 Canadians having served to promote peace and encourage the conditions for reconciliation in conflict-affected areas. Canada contributes high-value assets, including funding, specialist personnel, tactical airlift, advanced medical care, and specialized training support.Currently, Canadian military and police personnel serve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), South Sudan (United Nations Mission in South Sudan), the Middle East (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization), Cyprus (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus), and Kosovo (United Nations Mission in Kosovo), where they provide specialized expertise across a variety of disciplines. Canada also provides support and technical expertise to address misinformation, disinformation, malinformation and hate speech in peacekeeping contexts. By focusing on these areas, Canada ensures peacekeepers are prepared for modern challenges. Financially, Canada is the eighth largest contributor to United Nations peacekeeping budgets through assessed contributions, a top five contributor to voluntary funding, and a major donor to the Peacebuilding Fund.Canada also supports the work of United Nations peacekeeping operations through its leadership on key policy initiatives, such as the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations, a global effort that seeks to increase the meaningful participation of women in peacekeeping. Launched in 2017, the Elsie Initiative has worked to go beyond increasing numerical targets to ensure that women are represented substantially across ranks and functions, in non-traditional roles and positions of authority, in enabling environments that offer parity of deployment conditions, and in assignments that correspond to their experience and training.In addition, Canada’s Military Training and Cooperation Program is mandated to develop the capacity of its 60 non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries to undertake United Nations-sanctioned multilateral operations and sponsors a range of training and other support. This includes training in areas such as the English and French language, Peace and Security, civil-military cooperation, international law of armed conflict, and first aid. The Military Training and Cooperation Program works with a variety of delivery partners who provide expertise and instruction, including the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, various international peace support training centers, and Canada’s own Peace Support Training Centre located at Canadian Forces Base Kingston.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police also has a peace operations program that provides comprehensive pre-deployment training to Canadian civilians and police personnel prior to deployment to missions abroad, in addition to providing training internationally through Pre-Selection Assistance and Assessment training projects.Canada established the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security in June 2019. Residing within the Canadian Defense Academy, the Centre supports the enhancement of the Canadian Armed Force’s effectiveness, by serving as an enduring platform for research and education on the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers. The Centre also focuses on other human security topics relevant to Canadian Armed Forces operations, doctrine and training.For decades, Canada has played a key role in supporting United Nations peace operations and will continue to be a steadfast contributor to United Nations efforts to build peace and security around the world.
Centre of Excellence for Peace and JusticeInternational conflict and international conflict resolution45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00011451-00011 (Civil and human rights)JennyKwanVancouver EastNDPBCJune 2, 2025August 20, 2025May 26, 2025Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembledWhereas:
Canada signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, pledging itself to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Canada's adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples reflect our commitment to the principles of justice, equality, and freedom;
Upholding the basics of justice, equality, freedom, security, and well-being for all is essential for preventing conflict and war and for Canada's own security and stability;
The lack of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms is the underlying cause of violent conflict;
An open society and an informed public and parliament is essential for the understanding of complex issues of violent conflict and for the achieving of lasting peace and disarmament; and
With the closing of the Pearson Peace Centre, Canada lost an important civilian-led, independent institutional structure that supported effective research, policy, and training in peace operations and conflict resolution.
Therefore:We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to establish and fund a Centre of Excellence for Peace and Justice focused on research, education and training in conflict resolution, diplomacy, and peace operations for Canadian civilians, police, military personnel, and the international community.
Response by the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National DefenceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Sherry RomanadoCanada is proud to contribute to peace support operations around the world through funding, specialist personnel, tactical airlift, advanced medical care, and specialized training support. Canada’s current peacekeeping deployments focus on specialized capabilities and expertise – with 19 military members currently deployed to four United Nations (UN) missions in the Middle East and Africa.The Canada-led Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations is one example of Canada’s broader efforts to support UN Peacekeeping as well as to advance the objectives of the Women, Peace and Security agenda both at home and abroad. Since 2017, the Elsie Initiative has worked to increase the meaningful participation of uniformed women in peace operations.In addition, Canada’s Military Training and Cooperation Program is mandated to develop the capacity of its 60 non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to undertake UN-sanctioned multilateral operations and sponsors a range of training and other support. This includes training in areas such as the English and French language, Peace and Security, civil-military cooperation, international law of armed conflict, and first aid. The Military Training and Cooperation Program works with a variety of delivery partners who provide expertise and instruction, including the UN Institute for Training and Research, various international peace support training centers, and Canada’s own Peace Support Training Centre located at Canadian Forces Base Kingston.In areas such as the Middle East, Canada’s military members are focused with helping ensure humanitarian access to the civilian populations while supervising ceasefire agreements. In every peacekeeping military deployment, members are employed to end widespread violence and, in some cases, halt an unfolding humanitarian disaster. Canada is also the eighth largest contributor to the United Nations Peace Operations Budget, a top five contributor to voluntary funding, and a major donor to the Peacebuilding Fund. Taken together, these efforts contribute to the rules based international order and promote respect for human rights and justice, while also ensuring peacekeepers are prepared for modern challenges.While there are currently no plans to open a Centre of Excellence for Peace and Justice, Canada established the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security in June 2019. Residing within the Canadian Defence Academy, the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security serves as an enduring platform for research and education on the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers. The Centre also focuses on other human security topics relevant to Canadian Armed Forces operations, doctrine and training.For decades, Canada has played a key role in supporting UN Peace Operations, and we will continue to contribute to UN efforts to build peace and security around the world.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantIn 2019 and 2021, the Prime Minister mandated both the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Development with the joint responsibility for establishing the Canadian Centre for Peace, Order and Good Government. Since that time, Global Affairs Canada has had considerable engagement with experts, stakeholders, and like-minded countries with respect to the establishment of such a Centre. This is consistent with Canada’s commitment to human rights and democracy as the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world, and Canada’s work in speaking up for the protection and promotion of human rights and the advancement of democratic principles. Options for implementation are still under consideration by the Government.At the same time, Canada has a long and proud history of supporting United Nations peacekeeping operations, with over 125,000 Canadians having served to promote peace and encourage the conditions for reconciliation in conflict-affected areas. Canada contributes high-value assets, including funding, specialist personnel, tactical airlift, advanced medical care, and specialized training support.Currently, Canadian military and police personnel serve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), South Sudan (United Nations Mission in South Sudan), the Middle East (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization), Cyprus (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus), and Kosovo (United Nations Mission in Kosovo), where they provide specialized expertise across a variety of disciplines. Canada also provides support and technical expertise to address misinformation, disinformation, malinformation and hate speech in peacekeeping contexts. By focusing on these areas, Canada ensures peacekeepers are prepared for modern challenges. Financially, Canada is the eighth largest contributor to United Nations peacekeeping budgets through assessed contributions, a top five contributor to voluntary funding, and a major donor to the Peacebuilding Fund.Canada also supports the work of United Nations peacekeeping operations through its leadership on key policy initiatives, such as the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations, a global effort that seeks to increase the meaningful participation of women in peacekeeping. Launched in 2017, the Elsie Initiative has worked to go beyond increasing numerical targets to ensure that women are represented substantially across ranks and functions, in non-traditional roles and positions of authority, in enabling environments that offer parity of deployment conditions, and in assignments that correspond to their experience and training.In addition, Canada’s Military Training and Cooperation Program is mandated to develop the capacity of its 60 non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries to undertake United Nations-sanctioned multilateral operations and sponsors a range of training and other support. This includes training in areas such as the English and French language, Peace and Security, civil-military cooperation, international law of armed conflict, and first aid. The Military Training and Cooperation Program works with a variety of delivery partners who provide expertise and instruction, including the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, various international peace support training centers, and Canada’s own Peace Support Training Centre located at Canadian Forces Base Kingston.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police also has a peace operations program that provides comprehensive pre-deployment training to Canadian civilians and police personnel prior to deployment to missions abroad, in addition to providing training internationally through Pre-Selection Assistance and Assessment training projects.Canada established the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security in June 2019. Residing within the Canadian Defense Academy, the Centre supports the enhancement of the Canadian Armed Force’s effectiveness, by serving as an enduring platform for research and education on the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers. The Centre also focuses on other human security topics relevant to Canadian Armed Forces operations, doctrine and training.For decades, Canada has played a key role in supporting United Nations peace operations and will continue to be a steadfast contributor to United Nations efforts to build peace and security around the world.
Centre of Excellence for Peace and JusticeInternational conflict and international conflict resolution45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00010451-00010 (Economy and finance)GregMcLeanCalgary CentreConservativeABJune 2, 2025August 20, 2025May 30, 2025Petition to the Minister of FinanceWHEREAS
the Liberal Government has delayed the tabling of the 2025 federal budget until the fall, rather than presenting it in the spring as is customary;
Canada is currently facing mounting economic uncertainty, record levels of debt issuance, mounting interest expenses, and a fragile fiscal outlook;
the absence of a comprehensive federal budget undermines public confidence, investor stability, and democratic accountability;
the federal budget is a critical tool for Parliament to ensure transparency and oversight, guiding economic planning, and maintaining public trust;
delaying the budget deprives Canadians of the clarity and direction they deserve regarding the government's fiscal priorities and spending plans;
a government operating without a budget could weaken economic confidence, and leave Canadians uninformed about how their tax dollars will be allocated;
the absence of a budget from a legacy government (the first in our history) represents the absence of a plan for Canada's economy and fiscal position.
We, the undersigned residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Finance to:
immediately table a full federal budget and provide a clear, updated fiscal plan that reflects the current economic realities. Canadians deserve transparency, leadership, and timely action—not excuses and delays.
Response by the Minister of Finance and National RevenueSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.The government is committed to ensuring fiscal transparency and accountability. Throughout the year, there are multiple channels through which the government demonstrates this commitment. These include budgets and economic updates (or statements), the estimates documents, which provide detailed projections of planned spending, the Public Accounts of Canada, which include the official annual audited financial statements of the Government of Canada, and the Fiscal Monitor.Published by the Department of Finance, the Fiscal Monitor is a monthly report that provides an overview of the federal government’s consolidated financial operations. This allows Canadians to stay informed, with timely updates on revenues, expenses, the budgetary balance, and federal debt, and includes comparisons with the same period in the previous fiscal year.The most recent edition of the Fiscal Monitor is available on the Department of Finance Canada’s website and can be accessed here: The Fiscal Monitor - March 2025 - Canada.ca. As detailed therein, the government posted a budgetary deficit of $43.2 billion for the April to March period of the 2024-25 fiscal year, compared to a deficit of $50.9 billion reported for the same period of 2023-24. The budgetary deficit before net actuarial losses was $39.1 billion, compared to a deficit of $43.4 billion in the April to March period of 2023-24. Additionally, compared to 2023-24:
Revenues were up $50.0 billion, or 11.3 percent, reflecting increases in all categories of revenue.
Program expenses excluding net actuarial losses were up $39.6 billion, or 9.0 percent, reflecting increases across all major categories of spending, led by direct program expenses.
Public debt charges increased by $6.2 billion, or 13.0 percent, primarily reflecting higher average effective rates on the outstanding stock of marketable bonds, as well as an increase in the stock of marketable bonds.
Net actuarial losses decreased by $3.5 billion, or 46.8 percent, reflecting both the amortization of gains arising from actuarial valuations of the government's pension and other employee future benefit plans as at March 31, 2024, and the end of the amortization of certain prior years' net actuarial losses.
The results reported in the March Fiscal Monitor are not the final results for the fiscal year as a whole. The final results are published in the annual Public Accounts of Canada and incorporate post-March end-of-year adjustments made once further information becomes available, including the accrual of tax revenues reflecting assessments of tax returns and valuation adjustments for assets and liabilities.At present, the government is devoting its full attention to responding to fast-changing and unjustified trade actions by the United States, and discussions are ongoing. Although governments often face economic uncertainty, the current situation differs when it comes to the scale, complexity, and immediacy of the risks, and the way they interact. Given the significance of these developments, it would be premature to finalize a multi-year fiscal plan without a clearer view of how Canada’s most important trading relationship will evolve in the near-term. Canadians rightly expect a budget that reflects the full economic and fiscal context and provides a stable, forward-looking economic plan, and the government has committed to tabling a budget this fall.
Budget 2025Budgetary policyGovernment accountability45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00009451-00009 (Environment)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCMay 30, 2025August 20, 2025May 23, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:THAT, WHEREAS Canada has signed the Paris Agreement;WHEREAS signatories to the Paris Agreement are required "to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels".We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to take bold climate action to ensure that Canada plays its part to avoid runaway climate change and that this action include:1. Setting ambitious targets to lower Canada's emissions in order for Canada to assist in the international goal of avoiding a 1.5°C global average temperature increase above pre-industrial levels;2. Implementing a national price on carbon;3. Arresting the growth in oil sands expansion;4. Working with the provinces to phase out coal-fired electricity and ending thermal coal exports; and5. Investing in the transition to a prosperous, decarbonized economy.
Response by the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec RegionsSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Mélanie JolyThe Government of Canada is committed to tackling the global climate crisis while building a strong, resilient economy that benefits Canadians across the country. In December 2024, Canada established its 2035 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction target of 45–50% below 2005 levels. The Government of Canada is pursuing a number of opportunities to help ensure that Canada remains firmly on track to meet our 2030 and 2035 targets and be net zero by 2050.Canada’s industrial pollution pricing strategy uses strong financial incentives to ensure that large polluters reduce their carbon emissions. In March 2025, the federal government adjusted the federal carbon pollution pricing system by eliminating the consumer-facing carbon tax, effective April 1, 2025. The federal government will be considering broader amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, and intends to engage provinces, territories, Indigenous Peoples and stakeholders on changes to the minimum national stringency standards for carbon pollution pricing, known as the federal ‘benchmark’ criteria.Changes would focus the benchmark on ensuring industrial pricing systems continue to maximize emission reductions and advance the transition to low carbon technologies, while protecting industry against competitiveness and carbon leakage impacts. The desired outcome of the benchmark criteria is that systems continue to be rigorous, effective, and reasonable. The review will consider opportunities to strengthen industrial carbon markets to allow them to provide the incentives required for major decarbonization projects across industry.The Government of Canada is committed to becoming the world’s leading energy superpower in both clean and conventional energy. This will require the creation of an industrial strategy that will make Canada more globally competitive, while fighting climate change. To support these policy aims, the government will launch a new Major Federal Project Office to expedite approval times from five to two years all while upholding Canada’s world leading environmental standards and its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples.The government is taking action to reduce emissions in the oil and gas sector, which is a major contributor to Canada's economy and its largest source of GHG emissions. The Oil and gas sector greenhouse gas pollution cap will help ensure the sector invests in technically achievable decarbonization to be a low emissions source of oil and gas. The Clean Fuels Regulations will also play an important role in reducing emissions from the sector and drive reductions in the transportation sector by accelerating the use of clean technologies and fuels, and support sustainable jobs in a diversified economy.In the electricity sector, regulations are in place to phase out unabated coal-fired electricity generation by 2030. Furthermore, the government is committed to phasing out the export of thermal coal by 2030. Canada’s Clean Electricity Regulations were finalized in December 2024. They are an integral part of Canada’s strategy to meet the growing demand with affordable, reliable and clean electricity and to set the country on a path to net-zero.Since 2016, the Government of Canada has invested over $160 billion to drive investments in clean tech and decarbonisation, which includes a $93 billion suite of clean technology investment tax credits to attract investments in electricity, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, and clean technology to attract investments in critical minerals, nuclear energy equipment, energy storage, and zero emissions vehicles (ZEV). For example, the $8 billion Net Zero Accelerator initiative under the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) provides support for large-scale investments in key industrial sectors. SIF is also managing $1.5 billion in funding for the development of critical minerals projects. This includes supporting domestic capabilities required to manufacture technologies necessary for clean power generation, energy transmission and storage, ZEVs, and any product that reduces negative environmental impacts through efficiency improvements. Further, the $15 billion Canada Growth Fund supports projects that: reduce emissions; accelerate the deployment of key clean technologies and scale up companies; and strengthen key critical supply chains. This refers to the clean tech sub sectors that are covered under the clean tech ITC. i.e. critical minerals, nuclear, energy storage, and ZEVs.The Government of Canada recognizes that workers must be at the heart of the country’s efforts to transition to net zero. The 2022 Fall Economic Statement introduced $250 million over five years for new measures to help Canadian workers thrive in a changing global economy, including a new Sustainable Jobs Training Centre. The Government also released an interim Sustainable Jobs Plan for 2023-2025 to enable the creation of good, middle class jobs across Canada.Through continued collaboration with provincial and territorial governments, engagement, partnerships, strategic policies, and thoughtful investments in clean technology businesses, large-scale decarbonization and workers across the country, the Government of Canada will continue to advance its commitments to decarbonize and grow a resilient and prosperous economy, in which no worker or region has been left behind.
Response by the Minister of Environment and Climate ChangeSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Julie DabrusinClimate change is affecting the safety, health, and quality of life of people throughout Canada. The country faces record-breaking climate events, including wildfires, extreme heat and floods, on top of slow-onset impacts such as thawing permafrost, rising sea levels, and loss of biodiversity. The earlier Canada takes action to address climate change impacts, the more effectively the country can reduce its risk and protect the health and safety of Canadians and the planet. As investors, consumers, and governments increasingly base their decisions on environmental sustainability, taking climate action now is also a critical economic opportunity.  The Government of Canada recognizes this reality, and since 2015 has taken significant, ambitious steps to reduce emissions from all sectors of the economy, protect the environment, spur clean technologies and innovation, and help Canadians and communities adapt to the impacts of climate change.  In 2016, the Government of Canada developed the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, in collaboration with provinces and territories, and with input from Indigenous peoples. Building on this national effort, the Government of Canada released its strengthened climate plan, A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy, in December 2020 to deepen emissions reductions across the economy, create new, well-paying jobs, make life more affordable for households, and build a better future. In 2021, the Government of Canada adopted legislation that committed it to achieving an enhanced 2030 emissions reduction target of 40-45% below 2005 levels under the Paris Agreement, along with a commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (the Act) provides a durable framework of accountability and transparency for Canada’s climate action and path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The Act requires the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to set subsequent targets for 2035, 2040, and 2045, at least 10 years in advance. The Act also holds the federal government accountable as it charts Canada’s path to achieve net-zero emissions by establishing a transparent process to plan, assess, and adjust the federal government’s efforts to achieve our national targets based on the best scientific information available. As the most recent deliverable under the Act, Canada established its 2035 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 45–50% below 2005 levels. This milestone reinforces Canada’s commitment to tackling the global climate crisis and will shape our next decade of climate action, aligning environmental progress with economic growth. In setting the target, the Government of Canada was informed by the best available science, Canada’s international climate commitments, Indigenous knowledge, and the advice of the Net-Zero Advisory Body. The Government also invited provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, stakeholders, and interested Canadians to share their thoughts on climate action and the appropriate level of ambition for Canada’s 2035 target via an online survey and oral or written submissions. The Government ensured the priorities of Canadians, including household affordability, remained at the forefront in setting Canada’s realistic and achievable 2035 target. The Government will work closely with partners across sectors to develop the 2035 Emissions Reduction Plan by December 2029. This plan will outline concrete policies and initiatives to pursue our objective, much like the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) did for the 2030 target. Canada published the 2030ERPin 2022, which laid out the next steps to reaching Canada’s 2030 emissions reduction target, including a suite of new mitigation measures and strategies, and built on the foundation set by Canada’s existing climate actions. A price on pollution for large emitters will continue to be a pillar of Canada’s plan to build a strong economy and greener future. It is a system that is fair and effective. Industrial carbon pricing is one of the most important greenhouse gas emission reduction policies in the government’s comprehensive ERP to bend the curve and meet on Canada’s emissions trajectory. Carbon pricing systems for industry are also designed to keep costs low to protect against competitiveness risks. The Government of Canada will always defend the national interest and the best interests of Canadians. That includes protecting the health and safety of Canadians from the impacts of climate change, while growing our economy. Taking action to fight climate change is positioning Canada to be a global leader in the clean economy of the 21st century. The Government of Canada remains committed to phasing out unabated coal-fired power generation. In 2018, Environment and Climate Change Canada finalized regulations that require the phase-out of unabated coal-fired electricity generation by 2030. Most provinces have already phased out coal power, and Alberta recently completed its phase-out of coal power in 2024, several years in advance of the federal requirements. Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia also recently renewed their bilateral equivalency agreements with the federal government on the coal phase out.
Response by the Minister of Energy and Natural ResourcesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Tim Hodgson, P.C., M.P.Canada is at a pivotal moment in history. Faced with global volatility, disrupted trade relationships, and a changing environment, Canada must act decisively. We must strengthen Canada’s economy while doing our part to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C by lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this new global context, our goal is to make Canada a clean energy superpower as well as a supplier of secure, reliable, and low-carbon energy and natural resources.To achieve this, the Government of Canada is making significant investments to attract private capital, accelerate innovation, and build a competitive low-carbon economy. This is anchored by our government’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Key investments to mobilize our economy include Canada’s Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits, which will support major investments in clean electricity, clean manufacturing, clean technologies, clean hydrogen, and carbon capture projects. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is also advancing the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program to deploy clean electricity infrastructure and modernize and strengthen the electricity grid.Policies such as an industrial carbon price and a suite of new clean investment tax credits provide the policy certainty required to attract significant private capital. Moving forward, Canada’s new government will rapidly advance projects of national interest to build the strongest economy in the G7. This includes clean energy projects that create jobs and prosperity for Canadians while reducing Canada’s emissions to fight climate change. Under the Building Canada Act, projects will have to follow Canada’s strong environmental standards and ensure robust consultations with Indigenous Peoples.NRCan is also focused on expanding access to global markets. Meeting the world’s growing energy demand requires displacing higher-carbon energy sources. Canadian conventional energy, LNG, and electricity–produced under the highest environmental and labour standards–offer a clear value proposition to our partners, enhancing their energy security while increasing the resilience of Canada’s economy. Investments in carbon capture, methane reduction, and clean technologies are bringing more Canadian energy to market while advancing our climate goals.Our energy future also depends on scaling up emerging sectors. We are supporting hydrogen, nuclear, renewables, geothermal, biofuels, and integrating our electricity grids to provide reliable, affordable, and sustainable power across provinces and territories. This strategy requires true collaboration. We are working closely with provinces, territories, Indigenous communities, labour, and industry leaders to deliver results, ensuring national projects reflect regional strengths, respect Indigenous Peoples and the environment, and deliver long-term prosperity. Economic reconciliation will be key to unlocking the best projects, and, as a first step, we have doubled and expanded the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program to increase Indigenous communities’ access to capital.A clean electricity grid is the backbone of Canada’s economy and our core competitive advantage. It allows us to attract investment, decarbonize heavy industry, and create good-paying jobs. Canada is building a clean, reliable, and affordable electricity system. This work is supported by $60 billion in federal investment, primarily through Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits and targeted programming. We have built a strong starting point, as approximately 85 percent of our electricity already comes from non-emitting sources such as hydroelectricity, wind, solar, and nuclear power.Our government is moving forward with the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act. This legislation will create sustainable jobs, strengthen industries and communities in every region across Canada, and support a workforce with the skills, training, and tools to benefit from these new job opportunities. The Act supports the government in creating sustainable jobs for generations to come.
Climate change and global warmingGreen economy45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00008451-00008 (Justice)AlexRuffBruce—Grey—Owen SoundConservativeONMay 30, 2025August 20, 2025December 17, 2024Petition to the Government of CanadaWhereas:
The Jordan Rule, set by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2016 to address systemic delays in the Canadian legal system, has had unintended consequences. The Jordan Rule can be applied to ALL criminal cases with no consideration to the severity of the crime or the extraordinary delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Many serious criminal cases have been pled down, dismissed or stayed due to an inability to meet the strict timeline requirements; and
While the rights of the accused must be respected, the rights of victims to have their cases heard are equally, if not more, important.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the government of Canada to amend the Jordan Rule to address critical gaps that risk undermining the principles of justice and fairness for victims of crime. We strongly ask that serious crimes, particularly those that involve death, be excluded from the constraints of the Jordan Rule. These are the most severe violations of human rights, and justice in cases involving loss of life must not be compromised by arbitrary time limits. Furthermore, we ask to have time limits removed for cases where the accused is not deprived of liberty (in custody); andWe also urge that charges laid post 2020 be granted a reasonable extension of time. The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted court schedules and placed extraordinary strain on the justice system. In addition, the system has not kept up with the recent population growth of Canada. You cannot do more with less.
Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencySigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PATRICIA LATTANZIOThe Government of Canada recognizes that criminal justice system delays, including those that result in case dismissals or stays of proceedings, can have profound consequences for victims of crime as well as undermine public confidence in the administration of justice. The federal government acknowledges the concerns that have been expressed with the framework established by the Supreme Court of Canada in the decision of R v. Jordan. Our government is actively looking into these issues and will continue to work with provincial and territorial partners to identify ways to promote timely access to justice and improve the experience of victims in the criminal justice system.The federal government has undertaken significant legislative reforms to reduce delays in the criminal justice system. Former Bill C-75, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, which received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019, introduced extensive reforms to reduce delays and modernize the criminal justice system. These reforms included the expansion of judicial case management powers, the reclassification of over one hundred Criminal Code offences, the expanded use of remote appearances and virtual hearings, and several additional measures to make the criminal law and the criminal justice system clearer and more efficient. Moreover, former Bill S-4, An Actto amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures), which came into effect on January 14, 2023, helped to address the challenges faced by criminal courts that were caused or highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It built upon the changes made in former Bill C-75 to allow the use of technology to facilitate remote appearances by further expanding the ability of accused and convicted persons to appear remotely by video or phone in most criminal court proceedings.The federal government has also made operational improvements to enhance efficiencies in the criminal justice system. For example, Budget 2024 committed $440 million over five years, starting in 2024-25 to support access to legal aid in the criminal justice system to help reduce court delays. The federal government also filled a significant number of judicial vacancies across Canada and increased the capacity of superior courts by funding the creation of new judicial positions (e.g., 22 new positions under Budget 2022 and 13 new positions under Budget 2021).Criminal justice system delays are a multi-faceted problem that requires concerted action from all orders of government. While the federal government has taken action to enact legislative reforms and introduce operational improvements, the provinces and territories also play a critical role in addressing criminal justice system delays given their responsibility over the administration of justice. Provincial and territorial governments have a key responsibility to ensure that their justice systems are adequately resourced so that trials can be held within a reasonable time and Jordan timelines can be respected. This resourcing has direct effects upon the overall experience of victims of crime throughout the criminal justice process.The federal government is actively working on these issues and will continue to monitor these important issues and collaborate with provincial and territorial counterparts to address delays, improve efficiencies, and increase access to justice for victims of crime.
BacklogsCriminal justice systemR. v. JordanViolent crime45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00006451-00006 (Civil and human rights)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCMay 29, 2025August 20, 2025May 26, 2025Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembledWhereas:
Canada signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, pledging itself to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Canada's adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples reflect our commitment to the principles of justice, equality, and freedom;
Upholding the basics of justice, equality, freedom, security, and well-being for all is essential for preventing conflict and war and for Canada's own security and stability;
The lack of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms is the underlying cause of violent conflict;
An open society and an informed public and parliament is essential for the understanding of complex issues of violent conflict and for the achieving of lasting peace and disarmament; and
With the closing of the Pearson Peace Centre, Canada lost an important civilian-led, independent institutional structure that supported effective research, policy, and training in peace operations and conflict resolution.
Therefore:We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to establish and fund a Centre of Excellence for Peace and Justice focused on research, education and training in conflict resolution, diplomacy, and peace operations for Canadian civilians, police, military personnel, and the international community.
Response by the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National DefenceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Sherry RomanadoCanada is proud to contribute to peace support operations around the world through funding, specialist personnel, tactical airlift, advanced medical care, and specialized training support. Canada’s current peacekeeping deployments focus on specialized capabilities and expertise – with 19 military members currently deployed to four United Nations (UN) missions in the Middle East and Africa.The Canada-led Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations is one example of Canada’s broader efforts to support UN Peacekeeping as well as to advance the objectives of the Women, Peace and Security agenda both at home and abroad. Since 2017, the Elsie Initiative has worked to increase the meaningful participation of uniformed women in peace operations.In addition, Canada’s Military Training and Cooperation Program is mandated to develop the capacity of its 60 non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to undertake UN-sanctioned multilateral operations and sponsors a range of training and other support. This includes training in areas such as the English and French language, Peace and Security, civil-military cooperation, international law of armed conflict, and first aid. The Military Training and Cooperation Program works with a variety of delivery partners who provide expertise and instruction, including the UN Institute for Training and Research, various international peace support training centers, and Canada’s own Peace Support Training Centre located at Canadian Forces Base Kingston.In areas such as the Middle East, Canada’s military members are focused with helping ensure humanitarian access to the civilian populations while supervising ceasefire agreements. In every peacekeeping military deployment, members are employed to end widespread violence and, in some cases, halt an unfolding humanitarian disaster. Canada is also the eighth largest contributor to the United Nations Peace Operations Budget, a top five contributor to voluntary funding, and a major donor to the Peacebuilding Fund. Taken together, these efforts contribute to the rules based international order and promote respect for human rights and justice, while also ensuring peacekeepers are prepared for modern challenges.While there are currently no plans to open a Centre of Excellence for Peace and Justice, Canada established the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security in June 2019. Residing within the Canadian Defence Academy, the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security serves as an enduring platform for research and education on the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers. The Centre also focuses on other human security topics relevant to Canadian Armed Forces operations, doctrine and training.For decades, Canada has played a key role in supporting UN Peace Operations, and we will continue to contribute to UN efforts to build peace and security around the world.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantIn 2019 and 2021, the Prime Minister mandated both the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Development with the joint responsibility for establishing the Canadian Centre for Peace, Order and Good Government. Since that time, Global Affairs Canada has had considerable engagement with experts, stakeholders, and like-minded countries with respect to the establishment of such a Centre. This is consistent with Canada’s commitment to human rights and democracy as the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world, and Canada’s work in speaking up for the protection and promotion of human rights and the advancement of democratic principles. Options for implementation are still under consideration by the Government.At the same time, Canada has a long and proud history of supporting United Nations peacekeeping operations, with over 125,000 Canadians having served to promote peace and encourage the conditions for reconciliation in conflict-affected areas. Canada contributes high-value assets, including funding, specialist personnel, tactical airlift, advanced medical care, and specialized training support.Currently, Canadian military and police personnel serve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), South Sudan (United Nations Mission in South Sudan), the Middle East (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization), Cyprus (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus), and Kosovo (United Nations Mission in Kosovo), where they provide specialized expertise across a variety of disciplines. Canada also provides support and technical expertise to address misinformation, disinformation, malinformation and hate speech in peacekeeping contexts. By focusing on these areas, Canada ensures peacekeepers are prepared for modern challenges. Financially, Canada is the eighth largest contributor to United Nations peacekeeping budgets through assessed contributions, a top five contributor to voluntary funding, and a major donor to the Peacebuilding Fund.Canada also supports the work of United Nations peacekeeping operations through its leadership on key policy initiatives, such as the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations, a global effort that seeks to increase the meaningful participation of women in peacekeeping. Launched in 2017, the Elsie Initiative has worked to go beyond increasing numerical targets to ensure that women are represented substantially across ranks and functions, in non-traditional roles and positions of authority, in enabling environments that offer parity of deployment conditions, and in assignments that correspond to their experience and training.In addition, Canada’s Military Training and Cooperation Program is mandated to develop the capacity of its 60 non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries to undertake United Nations-sanctioned multilateral operations and sponsors a range of training and other support. This includes training in areas such as the English and French language, Peace and Security, civil-military cooperation, international law of armed conflict, and first aid. The Military Training and Cooperation Program works with a variety of delivery partners who provide expertise and instruction, including the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, various international peace support training centers, and Canada’s own Peace Support Training Centre located at Canadian Forces Base Kingston.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police also has a peace operations program that provides comprehensive pre-deployment training to Canadian civilians and police personnel prior to deployment to missions abroad, in addition to providing training internationally through Pre-Selection Assistance and Assessment training projects.Canada established the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security in June 2019. Residing within the Canadian Defense Academy, the Centre supports the enhancement of the Canadian Armed Force’s effectiveness, by serving as an enduring platform for research and education on the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers. The Centre also focuses on other human security topics relevant to Canadian Armed Forces operations, doctrine and training.For decades, Canada has played a key role in supporting United Nations peace operations and will continue to be a steadfast contributor to United Nations efforts to build peace and security around the world.
Centre of Excellence for Peace and JusticeInternational conflict and international conflict resolution45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00005451-00005 (Foreign affairs)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABMay 29, 2025August 20, 2025February 7, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens, and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following: Whereas:1. The people of Tibet have a unique and distinct cultural, linguistic, and religious heritage, which has been increasingly endangered since Tibet was annexed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1951;2. Reports from human rights organizations have documented serious and ongoing human rights abuses in Tibet, including extreme restrictions on freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Reports have further indicated Tibetans have been subjected to kidnappings as well as forced sterilization and abortions;3. Many Tibetan political prisoners, including those who have engaged in peaceful protests as well as Buddhist monks and nuns, are detained unjustly and subjected to brutal and violent treatment.Therefore, we, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada to:1. Advocate for the immediate and unconditional release of Tibetan political prisoners who have been detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest and freedom of expression and freedom of religion;2. Place sanctions on five PRC officials responsible for serious human rights violations in Tibet; their names are as follows: Chen Quanguo, Zhang Quingli, Wu Yingjie, Wang Yang and Qui Zhala a.k.a Che Dhala.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantCanada continues to call on China to address the grave human rights concerns in Tibet. The promotion and protection of human rights are an integral part of Canada’s foreign policy and will continue to guide the Government of Canada's engagement with China.Canada has consistently called on China to uphold its international commitments to protect and promote the rights to freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and freedom of religion or belief of all Chinese citizens, including Tibetans. During China’s Universal Periodic Review in January 2024, Canada raised concerns over human rights violations against Tibetans. In this manner, Canada reiterates that Tibetan Buddhists have the right to practice their religion and to make decisions regarding its leadership without interference from any external power.Canada remains seriously concerned by events unfolding in Tibet: the documented detentions, subsequent imprisonment, and mistreatment of Tibetan political prisoners, monks, and nuns. Canada continues to monitor these reported human rights abuses in Tibet. The request for Canadian officials to make interventions in such cases is noted, along with calls for humane treatment and their immediate release.The government’s engagement on Tibet also includes maintaining a relationship with the Tibetan diaspora and civil society organizations that study and support the Tibetan community abroad. Their work remains important to the Government of Canada and informs the government’s approach to advocacy for human rights and freedoms in Tibet by providing the government with timely and reliable human rights information.Such insights help shape Canada’s broader human rights responses, including the application of sanctions when appropriate. On December 19, 2024, Canada imposed sanctions on two individuals listed, Chen Quanguo and Wu Yingjie. Canada will continue to pursue avenues of engagement with China, including on the protection of the human rights of Tibetans.
ChinaEconomic sanctionsPolitical prisonersTibet45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00004451-00004 (Democratic process)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCMay 28, 2025August 20, 2025May 22, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWhereas:
An Angus Reid poll conducted in September found that: 85% of respondents supported a Citizens' Assembly to deliberate on electoral reform; 79% agreed that a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform be formed after the 2019 federal election regardless of which party formed government; 90% agreed that parties should cooperate; and 80% agreed that parliament should reflect how people voted;
The distorted results from the recent federal election clearly illustrate the need for electoral reform;
An Angus Reid poll in November found consensus support for proportional representation from a majority of voters in every province, all age groups and all major political parties;
Citizens' Assemblies have been used successfully in Canada, Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland, Scotland and the U.K. to tackle difficult issues; and
A National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform would: give citizens a leadership role in determining electoral reform for Canada; provide meaningful deliberation on electoral reform by a representative group of citizens free from partisan influence and interests; build consensus for any recommended changes to our electoral system; and need to be established as soon as possible to allow time for their recommendations to be adopted before the next federal election.
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:
Establish a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform;
Require the Citizens' Assembly to complete its work within 12 months; and
Adopt any recommended changes to our electoral system before the next federal election.
Response by the Leader of the Government in the House of CommonsSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Kevin LamoureuxThe Government of Canada is committed to strengthening Canada’s democratic institutions. Our electoral system (i.e., the fundamental rules determining how votes are translated into seats in the House of Commons) is one of the most foundational pieces of our democracy. Among many things, it provides Canadians with a direct connection to their Members of Parliament (MP), who must work with each other in developing national policy and making political decisions, while engaging and remaining accountable to their constituents.Canada’s electoral system is not perfect – no system is - but it has served our country well - with its unique identity, history and geography - for over 150 years, and continues to advance the core democratic values that Canadians want reflected in their system of government. This includes strong local representation, stability and accountability. How Canadians vote and how we govern ourselves is fundamentally important and impacts us all. Given this, any major reforms to the electoral system should not be considered without the broadest of support from Canadians.Moreover, during the 45^th general election in 2025, Canadians made their priorities for this Government very clear by voting in record numbers. Close to 20 million Canadians cast a ballot, with a voter turnout rate of over 69%, the highest it has been in more than thirty years. In casting their ballots, Canadians gave the Government a clear mandate to prioritize a new economic and security relationship with the United States, build the strongest economy in the G7, reduce the cost of living and keep communities safe. Working closely with Parliamentarians, provinces, territories, and Indigenous Peoples, these are the areas in which the Government will focus its efforts.In a healthy democracy, there is always more work to do, but Canadians have many reasons to be proud of their electoral system. The Government of Canada will continue to work to strengthen and protect our democratic practices and institutions to ensure they remain true to Canadian values.
Electoral reformNational Citizens' Assembly on Electoral ReformPublic consultation45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00003451-00003 (Veterans' affairs)BradVisMission—Matsqui—AbbotsfordConservativeBCMay 28, 2025August 20, 2025March 14, 2025PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADAWHEREAS:
The exceptional roles and responsibilities Canada's military members undertake while in service can lead to physical and mental health difficulties;
Adjusting to civilian life can be challenging for many of our military veterans and this adjustment can impact their physical and mental health and or wounds from service; and
The process for veterans and their family members to obtain Veterans Affairs Canada benefits and services because of illness or injury obtained from service can be complex, drawn-out, confusing, and repetitive.
THEREFORE:We, the undersigned citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the Ministers of Veterans Affairs and National Defence to dramatically cut red-tape, simplify, and expedite the delivery of services and benefits for our military Veterans - especially during the transition to civilian life.
Response by the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National DefenceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Mr. Sean CaseyVeterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is committed to working with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to simplify processes, improve service delivery and strengthen transition services by enhancing shared online tools, increasing data sharing and improving transition support for Veterans and their families.VAC and CAF staff work together at 27 Transition Centres located on CAF Bases and Wings along with five satellite offices located near CAF Bases and Wings across the country. The goal is to ensure CAF members, Veterans and their families are supported, and their needs are being met before, during and after their transition to civilian life. Transition interviews are available to all releasing Regular and Reserve Force CAF members, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) members, and their families.Implemented in 2015, Enhanced Transition Services (ETS) is a joint CAF/VAC process to support medically releasing CAF members and their families during the transition process. ETS provides coordinated and integrated support from CAF and VAC, including joint case consultation and coordinated case planning to ensure continuity of care for CAF members and their families during the transition process. In 2024, the new Military to Civilian Transition process was implemented to address a gap experienced by non-medically releasing members. It provides a standardized, personalized and professional transition process for non-medically releasing members and their families.  Recognizing the need for immediate mental health support, VAC implemented the Mental Health Benefit on April 1, 2022. This benefit automatically qualifies CAF Veterans who apply for a disability benefit for mental health conditions with Mental Health Benefits coverage. Veterans can receive coverage for up to two years of treatment for conditions such as anxiety and depressive disorders, or trauma-and-stressor-related disorders.As Veterans transition to civilian life, finding a family doctor can be challenging. VAC launched the Veteran Family Telemedicine Service on January 3, 2022, which provides access to online medical visits to recently transitioned Veterans and their families living in Canada. Registered Veterans and their family members can connect to a Canadian-licensed doctor online in minutes, at any time of the day, 365 days a year. Budget 2024 outlined an additional $9.3 million investment over five years, starting in 2024-25, to extend and expand the Veteran Family Telemedicine Service pilot for another three years. This initiative will provide up to two years of telemedicine services to recent Veterans and expand coverage to family members.VAC remains committed to making the application process for disability benefits clearer and less of a burden for Veterans, regardless of how they choose to apply (online or on paper).Veterans can obtain assistance in preparing their VAC applications from VAC Field Operations staff at each of the 38 Area Offices, or from staff at the 27 Transition Centres. Veterans are encouraged to request an appointment online, through My VAC Account or by calling VAC’s toll free number at 1-866-522-2122. Veterans can also visit a Service Canada Office or Royal Canadian Legion Branch for assistance.
Response by the Minister of National DefenceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable David J. McGuintyThe Government of Canada is committed to improving the quality of life for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.National Defence provides critical services to all members of the Regular Force transitioning out of the military. Tailored processes are offered to CAF personnel and their families founded upon the following seven domains of well-being: purpose, finances, health, social integration, life skills, housing and physical environment, and cultural and social environment. National Defence, in close collaboration with Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), operates 27 CAF Transition Centres at bases and wings across the country. These centres are supported by nine CAF Transition Units that deliver professional, personalized, and standardized casualty support and transition services for CAF members and their families. Supports are expanding to include members of the Primary Reserve Force, the Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, and the Canadian Rangers.To increase accessibility, several digital tools have also been developed and implemented to support transitioning members and their families. For example, Career Transition Services (CTS) serves CAF members and Veterans to connect them with career transition and education training experts over phone, live chat, or video calling.Additionally, the Digital Transition Centre also provides CAF members with the power to understand, plan, and execute transition-related activities. It allows members to book virtual or in-person appointments with CAF and VAC staff at their closest CAF Transition Centre to undertake transition training and education, register for transition-focused events, receive assistance translating military skills, determine civilian equivalencies, and access the My Transition Guide and My Transition App to better prepare for their transition journey.Beyond transition services, National Defence also supports three key programs that support ill and injured members, Veterans, and their families:
The Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS) program provides peer support to CAF members, Veterans, and their families who are affected by an Operational Stress injury.
The Helping Our Peers by Providing Empathy (HOPE) program supports members and military families who have lost a loved one. With continuous peer support and education, the program helps bereaved individuals by providing coping strategies during the process of grief that is unique to the military profession.
The Soldier On program provides resources and opportunities for ill and injured CAF members and Veterans to enjoy sports and recreation in a supportive environment that encourages them to become active for life.
National Defence recognizes that we have a duty to take care of our people who put service before self, which is why we continue to prioritize the long-term health and wellness of our military members.
Application processVeteransVeterans benefits45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00002451-00002 (Foreign affairs)GarnettGenuisSherwood Park—Fort SaskatchewanConservativeABMay 28, 2025August 20, 2025February 10, 2025Petition to the House of CommonsWe, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:Whereas:
The Turkish military invasion of Cyprus in 1974 was illegal and brutal, resulting in the ongoing occupation of 37% of the island and 57% of its coastline;
The Turkish occupation led to significant human rights violations, including the loss of lives, the displacement of thousands of Cypriots, and the ongoing presence of Turkish military forces and illegal settlers;
Cypriots and Hellenes across the world, including the Cypriot diaspora in Canada, are marking the 50th anniversary of this tragic invasion and are calling for justice, freedom, and human rights for the Cypriot people;
The Republic of Cyprus is a member of the European Union and the United Nations, and its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity must be respected according to international law;
The United Nations Security Council has passed multiple resolutions calling for the withdrawal of Turkish troops and settlers, and the reunification of Cyprus based on respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms for all Cypriots; and
The occupation has impacted not only Cypriots but also other communities targeted by Turkey's actions, such as Assyrians, Kurds, Syrians, and Armenians.
Therefore, we, the undersigned citizens and residents, call on the Government of Canada to:
Uphold all UN Security Council Resolutions on Cyprus and condemn Turkey's ongoing illegal occupation of northern Cyprus;
Advocate for the immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops;
Ensure no Canadian arms, military equipment, or technology are sold to Turkey for use against Cyprus or other oppressed groups;
Continue rejecting the recognition of the illegal occupation regime in northern Cyprus installed by Turkey; and
Advocate for a free, united Cyprus, based on the relevant UN Security Resolutions and the European Union Acquis.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob OliphantThe Government of Canada remains firmly committed to advancing international peace and security while upholding the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and fundamental human rights.Canada has long been engaged in the Cyprus peace process through our participation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. The peacekeeping operation in Cyprus, known as Operation Snowgoose, began in 1964 and continues today. It is one of Canada's longest and best-known overseas military commitments, with approximately 28,000 Canadians serving there over the years, 28 of whom gave their lives in service to the mission. Guided by the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter and relevant Security Council resolutions, Canada actively encourages dialogue between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities in pursuit of a reunification of Cyprus, a mutually acceptable and peaceful resolution, based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation, with political equality as set out in the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions.As stated in those resolutions, Canada supports a single State of Cyprus with a single sovereignty and international personality and a single citizenship, and which has a sole legitimate Government that represents and exercises legal authority over its right for sovereignty and territorial integrity on the entire island.In parallel, Canada and Türkiye have engaged in constructive dialogue regarding export controls, re-establishing a clear understanding of the requirements of Canada’s export control regime. As stated in its Notice No. 1108, Canada will take appropriate action should credible evidence be found regarding the misuse of any controlled Canadian good or technology, including to commit or facilitate serious violations of international human rights law. In doing so, Canada is firmly committed to meeting its obligations under international law, including as a State Party to the Arms Trade Treaty and other international commitments. In line with its North Atlantic Treaty Organization obligations, Canada rigorously assesses all export permit applications on a case-by-case basis under our comprehensive risk assessment framework.Canada reaffirms its steadfast commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic resolution in Cyprus and to working with our international partners to foster global security and prosperity.
CyprusForeign policySovereigntyTurkey45th Parliament223Government response tabledAugust 20, 2025451-00001451-00001 (Environment)GordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCMay 28, 2025August 20, 2025May 26, 2025PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLEDWe, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled to the following:Whereas
There are significant risks to workers and the environment associated with shipbreaking due to the presence of a wide variety of hazardous materials in end-of-life marine vessels,
Unlike other jurisdictions, Canada lacks standards on shipbreaking and unregulated shipbreaking activities which are putting our oceans, coastal communities and workers at risk,
The lack of domestic oversight of shipbreaking and disposal of end-of-life marine vessels frustrates Canada's ability to ensure compliance with its international obligations under the Basel Convention;
Therefore, We, the undersigned, Citizens and Resident of Canada call upon the Government of Canada to support Bill M-68 and:1. Develop enforceable federal standards to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of shipbreaking that meet or exceed those set out in the EU Ship Recycling Regulation.2. Provide assistance through loans or grants to long-term, reputable shipbreaking companies to facilitate implementation of new federal standards into their operations.3. Develop a strategy for recycling end-of-life federally owned marine vessels.
Response by the Minister of Transport and Internal TradeSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Mike KellowayThe marine transportation industry is vital to the Canadian economy, which includes the safe and environmentally sound way of recycling ships at the end of their life.  In Canada, the responsibility for regulating waste management is shared among federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments. Provinces and territories, for their part, are responsible for the protection of workers and occupational health and safety at ship recycling facilities. They also regulate the handling, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste produced when recycling a ship, regulate and authorize waste management operations such as landfills and recycling activities, and have the authority to regulate property and civil rights. There are certain existing Transport Canada rules that may apply to ship recycling activities. Under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 or the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act, the department has powers to address pollution discharge, or mitigate the risk of pollution discharge, from a vessel that is still in the water. Further, under the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA), Transport Canada regulates an owner that proposes to construct, place, alter, rebuild, remove, or decommission works that are in, on, over, under, through?or across any navigable water. However, under the CNWA, Transport Canada’s mandate focuses on the interference of the work on navigation rather than the ship recycling operation.? Transport Canada is currently analyzing if there are opportunities to strengthen the federal approach with respect to the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. This includes examining requirements that are specific to vessels under the European Union Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. There is currently no federal requirement specific to ship recycling. For this reason, no federal assistance program has been considered at this time.
Response by the Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and ProcurementSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Jenna SuddsThe government continues to work towards ensuring the federal marine fleet is managed in a sustainable manner that achieves best value for Canadians, which includes operational readiness, environmental protection, value for money, and increased collaboration with Indigenous communities. A suite of government-wide procurement instruments have been established and continue to be developed to support vessel disposal and recycling, which includes technical and environmental assessments. Currently, supply arrangements are in place for marine technical services, which includes various streams of vessel condition surveys, small vessel (< 65 feet) disposal, and medium/large vessel recycling. Suppliers are qualified on an ongoing basis.Industry engagement sessions and workshops are being planned for fiscal year 2025-2026 and onwards to ensure suppliers, impacted communities and marine organizations understand Canada’s planned program of work. The material presented at these events will also be made available on CanadaBuys.Finally, Public Services and Procurement Canada is leading an interdepartmental initiative to establish a formalized strategy for recycling end-of-life federally-owned marine vessels. This strategy will include: an overview of the forecasted volume of federal fleet to be recycled, applicable regulatory and policy framework, the impact of applicable trade agreements, mapping of vessel recycling permit requirements across Canada, an analysis of various methods of disposal, current national vessel recycling capacity, and process maps for relevant partner departments.
Environmental protectionShipbuilding industryWaste management45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 19, 2025e-6675e-6675 (Environment)PaulWisniewskiGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCAugust 19, 2025, at 9:05 a.m. (EDT)November 17, 2025, at 9:05 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Tests by The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in an area of Baynes Sound on June 26, 2024, found discharges of effluent with toxins at both acute and chronic concentrations, exceeding B.C. Water Quality Guidelines. Copper, lead and zinc all surpassed the chronic levels set out by the guidelines with copper at 23,950 per cent above, lead at 1,200 per cent above and Zinc at 7,320 per cent above chronic levels;A Pollution Abatement Order was issued in January 2024 which stated 96-hour toxicity/lethality test results failed, which is the threshold (LC50) the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Canada uses before they take action; andEnvironment and Climate Change Canada agrees and supports compliance with BC Water Quality Guidelines.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to: 1. Ask the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Canada to use their mandate to enforce s.36 of the Fisheries Act in order to help stop the pollution of Baynes Sound; and 2. Develop enforceable federal standards to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of ship recycling that meet or exceed those set out in the Hong Kong and EU Conventions for the safe recycling of ships.Environmental protectionShipbuilding industryWaste management45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 19, 2025e-6500e-6500 (Media and telecommunications)SerendaEsayenkoMelissaLantsmanThornhillConservativeONAugust 19, 2025, at 9:04 a.m. (EDT)December 17, 2025, at 9:04 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) receives over $1 billion annually in taxpayer funding from the federal government;CBC has consistently demonstrated clear and persistent political bias in its news coverage, most notably in favor of the governing Liberal Party and against opposition parties and their leaders, such as Pierre Poilievre;CBC’s editorial behavior includes promoting certain political figures (e.g., Mark Carney) while actively spreading misleading or negative portrayals of others, undermining media neutrality;Such practices amount to partisan influence and call into question the CBC’s role as a publicly funded institution;The existence of government-funded media creates a dangerous conflict of interest, where the state has a financial and editorial hand in shaping public opinion;Media independence is essential for maintaining public trust, upholding democratic accountability, and ensuring fair elections; andA healthy democracy requires that media outlets operate without financial ties or obligations to the government, ensuring no political party can benefit from taxpayer-funded coverage or bias.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to: 1. Immediately and permanently cease all federal funding to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC);2. Acknowledge that continued financial support of CBC represents a threat to the democratic process and media impartiality in Canada; and3. Enact legislation that explicitly prohibits the Government of Canada from providing funding, grants, or subsidies to any media organization, broadcaster, or publication, thereby ensuring the complete independence of the media from state influence or control.Canadian Broadcasting CorporationGovernment assistanceMedia and the press45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 8, 2025e-6685e-6685 (Culture and heritage)JocelynDémétréHon.GregFergusHull—AylmerLiberalQCAugust 8, 2025, at 1:04 p.m. (EDT)December 6, 2025, at 1:04 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Canada does not have any laws prohibiting contempt of the flag, as many countries do, such as France, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to introduce a bill to protect our Canadian flag from any action that would destroy or desecrate the national flag without lawful excuse.Flag of CanadaVandalism45th Parliament207Open for signatureAugust 8, 2025e-6709e-6709 (Social affairs and equality)DustinDiltsLeahGazanWinnipeg CentreNDPMBAugust 8, 2025, at 12:31 p.m. (EDT)October 7, 2025, at 12:31 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Aging condominium buildings across Canada are experiencing deterioration of building envelope and structural systems that require urgent and costly remediation;The high cost of construction has made it hard for many condo owners—families and individuals alike—to afford these repairs;The federal Affordable Housing Fund for renovations does not include condominiums, even though condos are an important form of housing for many Canadians;According to the 2021 Census, condos make up 15% of all homes in Canada; andLeaving condos out of federal housing programs leaves a major gap in efforts to protect and upgrade Canada’s existing housing.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Allow condo corporations to apply for low-interest government loans to help pay for necessary repairs;2. Create support programs—such as grants or low-interest loans—for condo owners who face big one-time repair bills; and3. Ensure that federal housing programs reflect the diversity of housing models in Canada, including condominiums.Condominium housingGovernment assistanceHousing repairs and renovation45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 31, 2025e-6669e-6669 (National defence and military operations)georgemanthorneAlanaHirtleCumberland—ColchesterLiberalNSJuly 31, 2025, at 11:51 a.m. (EDT)November 28, 2025, at 11:51 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318688" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of National Defence</Addressee>Whereas:The Colonel James Layton Ralston Armoury in Amherst Nova Scotia is an intricate part of the history of both the town of Amherst, those men and women who served this great nation in its time of need and in peace time as members of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and D Company Nova Scotia Highlanders;It contains the Regimental Museum that documents that history and is open to the public; and It also serves as the home of the 258 Amherst Sea Cadets, the 272 Amherst Army Cadets and the 154 Amherst Anson Air Cadet Squadron, who train within it's walls today.We, the undersigned, concerned citizens of Cumberland County, call upon the Minister of National Defence to 1. Revisit the decision to "abandon" the Colonel James Layton Ralston Armoury in Amherst Nova Scotia in regard to its continued use by the Department of National Defence;2. Complete the necessary repairs to the exterior and interior of the building to prevent it from decaying any further than it has in the interest of public safety; and3. Declare the building surplus and appoint a representative of the Minister of National Defence's office to a committee consisting of members of the Amherst town council, the Municipality of Cumberland County, the three Cadet Corps, former members of D Company and concerned citizens to explore other options for the ownership and use of the building.AmherstArmouryHeritage sites and buildingsMilitary equipment and facilities45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 30, 2025e-6679e-6679 (Ethical issues)FedericoSanchezKarimBardeesyTaiaiako'n—Parkdale—High ParkLiberalONJuly 30, 2025, at 9:58 a.m. (EDT)November 27, 2025, at 9:58 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Members of Parliament (MPs) have been accused of making important public statements that are false and without evidence;Misinformation is a growing threat to the proper functioning of, as well as faith in, our democratic process;A mechanism is needed to verify MPs’ public statements to maintain trust in our governing body;Artificial Intelligence is amplifying misinformation;Current events in the United States demonstrate the dangers of not addressing this problem; andThe Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research (ICDR) of Wales, UK, proposed a white paper entitled “A Model for Political Honesty,” created because “the Welsh Government will bring forward legislation before 2026 for the disqualification of Members and candidates found guilty of deliberate deception through an independent judicial process and will invite the committee to make proposals to that effect.”We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to propose a bill to address the issue of perceived and actual misinformation being presented by MPs to the public, provided that such a bill could be informed by details outlined in the white paper proposed by the ICDR.DisinformationEthics and ethical issuesMembers of Parliament45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 30, 2025e-6648e-6648 (Holidays and observances)RyanSinghMichaelCoteauScarborough—WoburnLiberalONJuly 30, 2025, at 9:57 a.m. (EDT)November 27, 2025, at 9:57 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:People from the Caribbean arrived in Canada since the 1700’s and most recent data from Statistics Canada (2021 Census) state that approximately 1.6 million people of Caribbean origin live in Canada;Many Canadians of Caribbean origins or background have significantly contributed to the success and enrichment of Canada’s economic, social, political, and cultural fabric; andCanada is home to the Toronto Caribbean Carnival (formerly known as Caribana) the largest festival celebrating Caribbean culture along with many other Caribbean community and cultural events and gatherings in cities and towns across the country, including Caribbean Days Festival in Vancouver, SOS Festival in the Greater Toronto Area, i-Land Fest in Vancouver Island, and Taste of the Caribbean Festival in Montreal.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to to introduce and pass legislation to declare July as Caribbean Heritage Month in Canada.Caribbean CanadiansCaribbean Heritage MonthCultural heritage45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 30, 2025e-6610e-6610 (Information and privacy)KathrynHeadMarcDaltonPitt Meadows—Maple RidgeConservativeBCJuly 30, 2025, at 9:56 a.m. (EDT)November 27, 2025, at 9:56 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate content online is expanding rapidly, including images, videos, articles, and social media posts;AI-generated content is increasingly difficult to distinguish from human-created content, raising serious concerns about misinformation, impersonation, and manipulation; andThere is currently no requirement in Canada for online platforms to disclose when content is generated by AI, leaving the public vulnerable to deception.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to enact legislation requiring clear labelling or disclosure of AI-generated content, and to establish digital transparency measures and safeguards to protect the public from deceptive uses of artificial intelligence online--with the inclusion of strict enforcement protocols and penalties for individuals or organizations that fail to comply.Artificial intelligenceDigital mediaInformation dissemination45th Parliament220CertifiedJuly 30, 2025e-6497e-6497 (Civil and human rights)DonaldFriesenElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCMay 26, 2025, at 4:40 p.m. (EDT)July 25, 2025, at 4:40 p.m. (EDT)July 30, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="6" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Prime Minister</Addressee>Whereas:Currently, the human rights of the Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ community are endangered by any Canadian organization or political party;Canada made it a priority under the current federal government to protect the human rights of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community;Currently, Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ human rights can be diminished or revoked, creating huge distress and negative consequences for this community; andThe current "Not Withstanding Clause" that exists in federal legislation can override these rights in Canada.We, the undersigned, Residents Of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Declare that the removal of Canadian federal rights and freedoms of the 2SLGBTQIA+ target group be considered a form of genocide as this practice diminishes this community of people and therefore should be declared illegal by anyone attempting to do so in Canada;2. Ensure that 2SLGBTQIA+ human rights in Canada are permanent and therefore cannot be diminished in any way or revoked by any political party, office or organization in Canada; and3. Ensure that Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ federal human rights are protected from being diminished or revoked by the federal "Not Withstanding Clause" legislation.Civil and human rightsSexual and gender minorities45th Parliament220CertifiedJuly 30, 2025e-6601e-6601 (Citizenship and immigration)AhmedNasrSameerZuberiPierrefonds—DollardLiberalQCJune 30, 2025, at 9:45 a.m. (EDT)July 30, 2025, at 9:45 a.m. (EDT)July 30, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Canadian immigration policy and legislation have a long tradition of supporting family reunification;It is one of the primary principles of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA);The families of protected persons and convention refugees abroad are not excluded from Canadian immigration policies;Asylum seekers endure years of separation from their families, often as a result of war, incarceration or instability within their homelands;This hardship is further exacerbated by prolonged periods of separation while awaiting asylum decisions;They face additional challenges in reuniting with their families resulting from the refusal of temporary resident visas (TRVs) for family members abroad wishing to integrate into Canadian society;The processing time for permanent residence (PR) applications for Protected Persons in Canada typically takes two to three years; andIt can take up to four years for them to be reunited with their dependents.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Enact special measures aimed at rescuing the dependents of the primary applicant upon approval and establishment of the asylum claim, as this approach not only aids in the safe retrieval of the family members but also facilitates their reunion, thereby providing support and stability for the family unit in both situations;2. Accelerate processing of Protected Persons’ PR applications in Canada to facilitate family reunification; and3. Improve the tracking of application processing and transparency of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s procedures and decision-making.Application processFamily reunificationImmigration policyRefugees45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 29, 2025e-6674e-6674 (Taxation)AbigailMurphyElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsGreen PartyBCJuly 29, 2025, at 2:24 p.m. (EDT)October 27, 2025, at 2:24 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318631" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Finance and National Revenue</Addressee>Whereas:Since the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen an emergence of virtual support services being used by Canadians with disabilities;These online services are financially more affordable, flexible, and accessible to Canadians with disabilities compared to similar in-person services and programs;Canadians with disabilities benefit from these virtual programs that connect them with peers, foster meaningful connections, and access various opportunities for learning, skill development, inclusion and independence;Despite this positive shift to accessible options, the Canadian Tax Code has not yet caught up with these new online support services for Canadians with disabilities;The current tax code provides tax exemptions to Canadians with disabilities for "services rendered principally at the location of an establishment" but not for similar services provided online;Consequently, Canadians with disabilities who access virtual support services and programs are still subjected to taxes on these essential and life enhancing services; andAs a result, Canadians with disabilities who access vital virtual support services and programs are facing increased financial burdens that could be alleviated if these online supports were recognized and exempted from taxation.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of Finance and National Revenue to 1. Revise the existing criteria for tax exemptions on support services for Canadians with disabilities to encompass support services and programs provided virtually; and2. Establish a new standard for tax exemptions that would enable organizations to offer tax-free virtual support services and programs to Canadians with disabilities, facilitating increased accessibility and support for these Canadians in their daily lives.Care for the disabledInternetPersons with disabilitiesTax exemption45th Parliament229Not certifiedJuly 28, 2025e-6506e-6506 (Citizenship and immigration)KenzieGordonHeatherMcPhersonEdmonton StrathconaNDPABMay 28, 2025, at 2:35 p.m. (EDT)July 27, 2025, at 2:35 p.m. (EDT)July 28, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318691" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship</Addressee>Whereas:Canada is a signatory to the Safe Third Country Agreement as part of the U.S.- Canada Safe Border Plan;Canada has designated the United States of America a 'Safe Third Country' for those seeking refugee status;The United States has undertaken recent actions against undocumented migrants and other vulnerable classes, in particular members of transgender communities; andThere is an ongoing requirement for the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to monitor the US’ compliance with the terms of the Agreement.We, the undersigned, Residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to 1. Urgently conduct a review of whether the United States continues to meet the requirements for a designation as a Safe Third Country;2. Consult with human rights monitoring groups such as Amnesty International on the treatment of refugee claimants and vulnerable persons within the US, and how Canada's immigration and border policies must be adjusted to ensure persons seeking safety are given access to fair and judicial processes; and3. If need be, remove the designation of the United States of America as a 'Safe Third Country' for refugee claimants.Agreements and contractsAsylumCanada–U.S. Safe Third Country AgreementCanada-United States relationsThird countryUnited States of America45th Parliament220CertifiedJuly 28, 2025e-6621e-6621 (Citizenship and immigration)KavehShakouriHon.JennaSuddsKanataLiberalONJune 26, 2025, at 12:19 p.m. (EDT)July 26, 2025, at 12:19 p.m. (EDT)July 28, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) recognizes family reunification as a core objective (s.23(1)(d)) and empowers the Minister to grant public-policy exemptions (s.25.2);Israel’s June 13, 2025 military strikes on Iran triggered a humanitarian crisis, targeting civilian and military infrastructure and resulting in at least 224 deaths and over 2,500 injured, primarily civilians;Iranian civilians lack bomb shelters, are sheltering in underground parking lots, and fleeing Tehran amid mass evacuationCommunication, banking, and government services have collapsed, preventing Iranian relatives of Canadian citizens, permanent residents, students, and workers from meeting visa requirements;These families include Canadians separated from spouses or minor children who cannot obtain essential documentation;Canada has international human-rights obligations and a humanitarian leadership tradition, and continued family separation during active conflict causes severe psychological trauma and undermines integration in Canada; andCurrent IRPA/IRPR requirements—such as proof of ties, financial means, return intent, and standard eligibility—are impossible to satisfy under present crisis conditions.We, the undersigned, Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to • Immediately invoke s.25.2 IRPA to issue temporary resident, work, and study permits to immediate family members of Iranian nationals lawfully in Canada;• Exempt applications from IRPA20(1)(b), 22(2), 39, and IRPR179(b)/181(2) requirements;• Ensure expedited 15-day processing, waive application and biometrics fees, and maintain only necessary security, health, and criminal screenings;• Define “immediate family” to include spouses/common-law partners, dependent children, parents, grandparents, and siblings;• Allow alternative documentation where government infrastructure is destroyed;• Implement this emergency policy within 15 days;• Issue permits valid for three years (with extension options);• Report to Parliament within six months on numbers reunited and any administrative/security challenges.Application processFamily reunificationImmigrant sponsorshipIranPassports and visas45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 24, 2025e-6682e-6682 (Taxation)CraigTockMarilynGladuSarnia—Lambton—BkejwanongConservativeONJuly 24, 2025, at 1:19 p.m. (EDT)November 21, 2025, at 1:19 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:The taxation of overtime wages is a source of significant burden to hard-working Canadians and their families;This practice disincentivizes the work ethic and sacrifice of those contributing additional hours and labour to get ahead, or indeed just to make ends meet, in an already challenging economy marked by high taxation, significant increases to cost of living, and an ongoing crisis in housing affordability;This practice disproportionately affects, and further disadvantages, working and middle class Canadians; andThis practice disincentivizes productivity, having a negative impact on Canadian industry and the economy.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to swiftly implement legislative change similar to that recently enacted by the United States federal government and eliminate the taxation of overtime wages.OvertimePersonal income taxTax policy45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 23, 2025e-6661e-6661 (Veterans' affairs)BruceMoncurPaulineRochefortNipissing—TimiskamingLiberalONJuly 23, 2025, at 11:31 a.m. (EDT)November 20, 2025, at 11:31 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Since 1993, Canada has never awarded its Victoria Cross despite extraordinary valor by Canadian forces during our longest war in Afghanistan;Allied nations awarded their highest honors for Afghanistan service: Britain awarded 3 Victoria Crosses, Australia awarded 4, New Zealand awarded 1, and the United States awarded 18 Medals of Honor, while Canada awarded none;Multiple Canadian Afghanistan veterans demonstrated Victoria Cross-worthy actions, including Private Jess Larochelle who defended his position with a broken back against overwhelming Taliban forces, Warrant Officer William MacDonald who crossed open ground under "a hurricane of metal" to rescue wounded comrades, and Master Corporal Sean Teal who rescued fallen soldiers while under direct enemy fire;Afghanistan veterans feel their sacrifice has been forgotten, despite Canada's significant commitment and casualties; andHis cause has gained unprecedented support from distinguished Canadians including General Roméo Dallaire, General Lewis MacKenzie, Minister Bill Blair, MP Erin O'Toole, and endorsements from 100+ military associations, multiple cities, and four Canadian brigade commanders who led battle groups during the Afghanistan war.We, the undersigned, Residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to establish an Independent Military Honours Review Board to review Afghanistan veterans' cases where evidence suggests Victoria Cross criteria were met.1) Begin immediately with Private Jess Larochelle's case whose October 14, 2006 actions clearly demonstrate "most conspicuous bravery".2) Include review of other compelling Afghanistan cases and address other historical cases.Canadian Forces mission in AfghanistanLarochelle, JessVeteransVictoria Cross45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 17, 2025e-6654e-6654 (Veterans' affairs)SamaraSymondsBlakeRichardsAirdrie—CochraneConservativeABJuly 17, 2025, at 2:02 p.m. (EDT)October 15, 2025, at 2:02 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Veterans Affairs pays for consistent mental health treatment for veterans who live with a service-related mental health condition;Veterans Affairs may authorize consistent therapy sessions with a registered mental health professional of their choice for veterans' family members engaged in caregiving for the veteran if recommended by a registered mental health professional treating the veteran;Families and caregivers of veterans are deeply affected by the burden of the veterans' service, particularly when the veteran has service-related mental health conditions and loses their battle with their injury resulting in suicide;Family members receiving government funded therapy as described above currently lose this funded therapy when the veteran is no longer living. This can interrupt a therapeutic relationship when the patient is most vulnerable and in greatest need; and In 2021, the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman released a report entitled "Mental Health Treatment Benefits for Family Members, in Their Own Right, for Conditions Related to Military Service" that recommended government-funded mental health treatment to family members of veterans when their mental health condition is related to military service, regardless of the veteran’s own treatment needs.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to act on the recommendations from the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman's report "Mental Health Treatment Benefits for Family Members, in Their Own Right, for Conditions Related to Military Service", particularly the government-funded health treatment for family members of veterans when their mental health condition is related to the veterans' service.Families and childrenMental healthVeterans benefits45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 16, 2025e-6626e-6626 (Justice)BijanRafiiLarryBrockBrantford—Brant South—Six NationsConservativeONJuly 16, 2025, at 10:06 a.m. (EDT)November 13, 2025, at 10:06 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Extensive and consistent social science research shows that children of separated or divorced parents experience significantly better physical, emotional, social, and academic outcomes when they spend equal or near-equal time with both parents, barring safety concerns;Many countries with strong equal shared parenting legislation report improved child and family outcomes, including reductions in parental conflict, litigation, and domestic violence;In Canada, public opinion polling since 2007 has consistently shown that 70% or more Canadians—across all genders, regions, and political affiliations—support legislation that establishes a presumption of equal shared parenting in child custody matters; andA rebuttable presumption of equal shared parenting allows for judicial discretion and ensures that exceptions can be made where it is not in the best interests of the child due to abuse, neglect, or other safety concerns;We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to amend the Divorce Act to establish a rebuttable presumption of equal shared parenting—defined as joint decision-making responsibility and equal or maximized practicable parenting time—is in the best interests of the child, except where evidence demonstrates that such an arrangement would not be appropriate due to concerns for the child’s safety or well-being.Family lawJoint child custodyMarriage and divorce45th Parliament220CertifiedJuly 14, 2025e-6579e-6579 (Democratic process)RyanDaviesNedKurucHamilton East—Stoney CreekConservativeONJune 12, 2025, at 12:29 p.m. (EDT)July 12, 2025, at 12:29 p.m. (EDT)July 14, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:The Canada Elections Act permits unlimited candidate nominations per riding, with no requirement to demonstrate a genuine intent to serve if elected;Coordinated mass candidacies have disrupted recent elections — with 91 candidates on the 2025 Carleton ballot, 82 candidates on the 2024 Toronto–St. Paul’s ballot and 84 candidates on the 2024 La Salle-Emar-Verdun ballot;Excessive ballots create accessibility barriers for voters with disabilities, potentially infringing Charter rights under Section 3 (the right to vote) and Section 15 (equality under the law); andThe Chief Electoral Officer formally warned in a November 21, 2024 letter to the Minister of Democratic Institutions that such tactics “pose a risk to the integrity of the electoral process” and recommended legislative reform.We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to Introduce and fast-track a government bill to amend the Canada Elections Act to prevent coordinated mass candidacies designed to disrupt the voting process, by:Amending Section 66(1) to require that each candidate’s nomination include 100 unique signatures from electors in the riding (or 50 in designated regions);Adding a Candidate Declaration of Intent stating:(a) The intent to serve if elected,(b) The intent to actively campaign,(c) That they understand their legal obligation,(d) That all information provided is accurate and truthful; andCreating a new offence under Part 19 for knowingly making a false declaration, punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.Canada Elections ActElectoral candidates and nominationsFederal elections45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 10, 2025e-6623e-6623 (Social affairs and equality)HollyRobinsonLeahGazanWinnipeg CentreNDPMBJuly 10, 2025, at 12:19 p.m. (EDT)November 7, 2025, at 12:19 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Canada has no national food assistance program accessible to single, low-income, disabled adults without children, leaving many at risk of chronic food insecurity and malnutrition;hunger negatively affects physical, mental, and emotional health, especially for disabled individuals managing chronic illness or trauma;support programs like AISH, ODSP, and CPP-D often fail to cover both living costs and nutritious food, forcing many to rely on food banks, which may offer expired or nutritionally inadequate items;many cannot access food banks due to mobility issues, agoraphobia, lack of transportation, or isolation;single adults without children are often excluded from food assistance, despite facing the same impacts of poverty, disability, and hunger;choosing between food, medication, or housing leads to declining health, greater healthcare costs, and deepening poverty;even modest income can disqualify individuals from aid, discouraging self-sufficiency;access to adequate food is a basic human right under international law, and Canada’s current system fails to uphold that right for all;We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to to create a national food assistance program that includes low-income, disabled, and single adults without children, ensuring access to adequate, nutritious food for all.Food supplyLow incomePersons with disabilitiesUnattached individuals45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 8, 2025e-6625e-6625 (Public safety)DanielPinskMelissaLantsmanThornhillConservativeONJuly 8, 2025, at 2:51 p.m. (EDT)November 5, 2025, at 2:51 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Since October 7^th 2023, major federally funded news organizations promoted antisemitism through one sided reporting;B’nai Brith revealed in 2024 there was on average 17 anti-semitic incidents a day, a 124.6% increase from 2022;Major news organizations have been reporting false data from a terrorist organization on the Canadian terrorist watch list;Said organizations deceive the public masking the reports, citing “Gazan Health Ministry” as who they are getting casualty numbers from;On May 25^th 2025, Israel increased its travel advisory for Canada to “Potential Threat Risk” for Jews and Israelis due to the Canadian government's lack of action against antisemitism;Hamas publicly thanked Mark Carney; andCanada continues to fund UNRWA even after proven involvement in the October 7^th terrorist massacre in which three Canadians were kidnapped and taken hostage, continued ties to Hamas, blockade of humanitarian aid and revealed evidence of a violent, anti-semitic and undemocratic curriculum in UNRWA run schools.We, the undersigned, Jewish Canadians and allies of the Jewish Canadian community, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:1. Finally ban the swastika; 2. Put measures in place to ensure government funded media is presenting neutral, fact-based reporting;3. Ban protesting within 500 feet of schools, daycares and places of worship;4. Ban the use of flags of organizations listed on the Canadian Terrorist Watchlist in public protests;5. Criminalize destruction of public property with intent of hate;6. Stop funding UNRWA;7. Call for the immediate release of all remaining hostages and remains of hostages held by Hamas; and8. Outlaw antisemitism once and for all.Anti-SemitismHate crimesJudaism and JewsMedia and the pressProtestsUnited Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 8, 2025e-6645e-6645 (Foreign affairs)MahmoudAbedAlexandreBoulericeRosemont—La Petite-PatrieNDPQCJuly 8, 2025, at 9:25 a.m. (EDT)November 5, 2025, at 9:25 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Canadian citizens who also hold a Palestinian Authority ID or Palestinian passport are prohibited from entering Israel via Ben Gurion International Airport, despite holding valid Canadian passports;They are required to travel through Jordan’s Allenby Bridge crossing, facing delays, harassment, and denial of access, which violates principles of equal treatment and Canadian citizenship rights; andThe United States successfully secured equal treatment for its citizens with Palestinian Authority ID through Israel’s Visa Waiver Program, ensuring all U.S. passport holders are treated equally regardless of heritage.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to ensure that all Canadian citizens, regardless of Palestinian Authority ID or passport, are granted equal treatment by Israel, including the ability to enter via Ben Gurion International Airport, and are not subjected to harassment or movement restrictions due to their heritage or secondary documentation.Canadians in foreign countriesIsraelPalestinePassports and visas45th Parliament220CertifiedJuly 7, 2025e-6489e-6489 (Democratic process)DannyPerryRobertMorrisseyEgmontLiberalPEMay 28, 2025, at 4:48 p.m. (EDT)June 27, 2025, at 4:48 p.m. (EDT)July 7, 2025Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:National security is a fundamental concern for all Canadians, and public confidence in the integrity of political leaders is essential to a functioning democracy;Recent events have raised legitimate concerns about foreign influence and potential security risks within Canadian political parties, requiring urgent and proactive safeguards;Transparency and accountability in assessing political candidates and party leaders are crucial to ensuring that those who seek to govern are acting in the best interests of Canada and its people;We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to 1. Direct appropriate national security and intelligence agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of potential security risks associated with political leadership in Canada, ensuring all candidates for party leadership and high office undergo security vetting;2. Develop and implement mechanisms to enhance transparency in the vetting process of political candidates, increasing public confidence while maintaining legal and privacy protections;3. Strengthen national safeguards against foreign interference in Canadian democratic institutions and commit to ensuring that all elected officials meet the highest standards of integrity, accountability, and national loyalty.Electoral candidates and nominationsForeign influenced activitiesSecurity checks45th Parliament207Open for signatureJuly 4, 2025e-6629e-6629 (Democratic process)ShaziaIbrahemHon.NathanielErskine-SmithBeaches—East YorkLiberalONJuly 4, 2025, at 9:24 a.m. (EDT)November 1, 2025, at 9:24 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Sixteen and seventeen-year-olds across Canada are already taking on real responsibilities, from working part-time jobs and paying taxes, to driving, volunteering, and taking on family responsibilities;Young Canadians are informed, thoughtful, and actively involved in their schools, communities, and movements that shape our country’s future;Whereas large numbers of youth feel disenfranchised from civic life despite being disproportionately impacted in areas of public health, climate change, and affordability – contributing to polarization and thereby, the destabilizing of our democracyIt is widely reported that youth being significantly underrepresented in civic engagement. A generational decline of civic engagement is detrimental to fighting misinformation and indeed, protecting national security;Extending the voting age to 16 would empower a new generation to participate in democracy while still in school, where habits of civic engagement are more easily built and supported;Austria, Scotland, and Brazil are examples of have shown that 16 and 17-year-olds being are ready to vote and this process strengthens overall democracy; and Civic engagement needs to be developed from a young age in collaboration with provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners.We, the undersigned, Citizens Of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Introduce legislation to extend the federal voting age from 18 to: 16;2. Collaborate with the provinces to develop civic education so that all students are equipped to participate meaningfully in elections;3. Continue Canada’s commitment to advancing opportunities for youth to shape policies affecting their future; and 4. Encourage provinces, territories, and municipalities to consider similar reforms, so youth voices are heard at every level of government.Electoral systemFederal-provincial-territorial relationsVoting age45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 30, 2025e-6627e-6627 (Public safety)SuzanneBiggsJennyKwanVancouver EastNDPBCJune 30, 2025, at 12:58 p.m. (EDT)October 28, 2025, at 12:58 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Prime Minister Carney made the “elbows up” promise to defend Canadian sovereignty and democracy, and distinguish Canada from the dangerous politics of the United States;Bill C-2 is a gross concession to the U.S., ushering in Trump-style legislation at the expense of our well-being, it is a dramatic 'bait and switch' on Canadian voters, and the “owners of Canada” do not approve;Bill C-2 threatens to destroy the lives of nearly a quarter of Canadians—almost ten million friends and family members—who would lose their right to due process under legislation allowing immigration status to be revoked and altered without individualized review;Canada's asylum policy is a source of national pride and identity, and Bill C-2 proposes arbitrary limits that abandon the most vulnerable, while doing nothing to improve safety, and disgracing our identity at home and abroad;Bill C-2 appears as a 'Trojan horse' for sweeping surveillance policies: expanding police access to personal data without warrants, lowering privacy thresholds to “reasonable grounds,” weakening protections on international data sharing, and allowing Canada Post to open private mail—this legislation is as offensive as it is undemocratic; andBill C-2 tramples on our Charter of Rights and Freedoms and puts Canada on a dangerous path of xenophobia and racism.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to immediately withdraw Bill C-2 in full; uphold the “elbows up” promises to reject Trump-style policies—ensuring immigration, security, and privacy legislation reflect our nation's commitment to democracy and human rights; honour the responsibility of elected office; and affirm our Charter, not trample it.BordersC-2, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measuresSafety45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 27, 2025e-6622e-6622 (Citizenship and immigration)HadiHadsonHon.JonathanWilkinsonNorth Vancouver—CapilanoLiberalBCJune 27, 2025, at 11:23 a.m. (EDT)October 25, 2025, at 11:23 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318691" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship</Addressee>Whereas:The current situation in Iran, compounded by internal repression and escalating regional conflict, has created extreme uncertainty and danger for Iranian citizens in Canada;Canada has previously responded to humanitarian crises (e.g., Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan) by implementingpublic policies that expedited immigration, extended temporary statuses, and eased pathways to permanentresidency;Iranian nationals in Canada on temporary status face serious risks if forced to return, while those abroad are often unjustly delayed in immigration applications processing; andMany asylum seekers from Iran experience prolonged uncertainty due to the complex geopolitical situation anddeserve swift protection.We, the undersigned, Canadian-Iranian citizens and residents, call upon the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to - Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) extensions and new pathways to permanent residence for Iranians currently in Canada under temporary status;- A dedicated public policy to grant permanent residence to eligible Iranians, similar to the special measures introduced for Ukrainian nationals, recognizing the acute humanitarian crisis and regional conflict;- Enhanced protection and prioritization for Iranian asylum seekers and refugee claimants, acknowledging the repressive political climate, ongoing human rights violations, and regional insecurity.AsylumIranPermanent resident status45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 27, 2025e-6569e-6569 (Justice)RachelDunleavyJamesBezanSelkirk—Interlake—EastmanConservativeMBJune 27, 2025, at 11:22 a.m. (EDT)October 25, 2025, at 11:22 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318625" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Justice</Addressee>Whereas:Civilian former spouses and partners of military members are more often female, underemployed or unemployed, victims of family violence, live away from their support systems, and cannot afford to return to court to enforce court orders;The Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defense have a duty of care to civilian former military family members that is currently being breached;Canadian Armed Forces members are subject to the Code of Service Discipline, even when not on duty or in uniform;Many Canadian Armed Forces members are disobeying court orders for financial disclosure and corollary relief (child and spousal);Civilian former spouses and partners of military members are continually denied assistance in enforcing corollary support orders by the Chain of Command;Canadian Armed Forces members are weaponizing the legal and financial support systems for their financial gain and to continue their abusive behaviours. The Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defense are complicit in these acts despite having family violence and abuse policies; andA “service offence” under the NDA is an offence under that Act, the criminal code, or an Act of Parliament, Canadian Armed Forces members who have failed to follow court orders for financial disclosure or corollary relief have prejudiced good order and discipline.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Justice to to work with the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defense in developing and deploying duty of care to civilian former spouses and partners of military members policies, including detailed plans to deal with service offences related to court ordered financial disclosure and corollary relief and educating the Chain of Command and Justice System.Canadian ForcesCourt ordersDuty of careSpouses45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 26, 2025e-6616e-6616 (Foreign affairs)GillesSabourinAlexandreBoulericeRosemont—La Petite-PatrieNDPQCJune 26, 2025, at 12:20 p.m. (EDT)October 24, 2025, at 12:20 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The President of the United States signed an executive order imposing a broad sanctions regime on the International Criminal Court (ICC), its officials, its staff and their families, and anyone who cooperates with it;This order attacks an institution that is the last international bastion for ending impunity for the gravest of crimes, such as mass atrocities, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; andThe threat against the ICC and potentially witnesses, staff, judges, prosecutors and their substitutes, lawyers, victims and members of civil society is of unprecedented scope.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Publicly condemn the order made by the United States on February 6, 2025, by promptly issuing a statement of support for the Court and its staff, and denounce any flagrant attack on the international justice system;2. Pass a blocking statute akin to those already passed by the Council of the European Union to protect against the international application of legislation passed by a third country;3. Continuously disseminate among Canadians, signatories of the Rome Statute and Canada’s other partners, including the United States administration, a message of unwavering support for the Rome Statute and the ICC; and4. Fully cooperate with the ICC, including by executing all currently valid ICC arrest warrants, such as those for Omar al-Bashir, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin.Arrest warrantsInternational Criminal CourtInternational lawRome Statute45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 17, 2025e-6578e-6578 (Human diseases)BibataTingaMichaelCoteauScarborough—WoburnLiberalONJune 17, 2025, at 4:06 p.m. (EDT)October 15, 2025, at 4:06 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Sickle Cell Disease is genetic and touches 1 in 2500 newborns in Canada;This rare disease remains poorly understood by the public and health professionals;This rare disease deserves the attention of researchers and our public health institutions; and People suffering from this rare disease must be better informed through a national sickle cell disease registry to obtain the necessary treatments.We, the undersigned, Canadian citizens and residents, call upon the Government of Canada to develop a National Framework for Sickle Cell Disease, as proposed by Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie's Bill S-201, An Act respecting a National Framework on Sickle Cell Disease, as soon as possible.Sickle cell disease45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 16, 2025e-6585e-6585 (Foreign affairs)AmtojUppalYvanBakerEtobicoke CentreLiberalONJune 16, 2025, at 1:08 p.m. (EDT)October 14, 2025, at 1:08 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The American withdrawal from global affairs leaves Canada in a vulnerable position, and we must strengthen our other partnerships to face this reality;A pact between Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, termed CANZUK, is now receiving support across the political spectrum;These countries are incredibly close allies, sharing a system of government through a common history and values that unite them across vast distances;Each of our governments cooperate closely through numerous global organizations such as the Commonwealth, CPTPP, Five Eyes, G7, and NATO;Our lands are incredibly resource rich and home to the most educated people in the world, numbering 140 million in total when counted together;We have built the most tolerant societies in the world, where diversity is our strength and visible minorities are trusted in the highest seats of power; andDeepening ties based on clear compatibility can build a new pillar of the democratic world that could outdo our past reliance on the United States.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Enter negotiations for a CANZUK pact covering both labour mobility and security to start; 2. Create a program allowing university graduates to freely travel and work in each country, mutually recognizing most professional qualifications in areas such as healthcare and engineering;3. Recognize a long-term goal of free movement for all citizens;4. Enhance security ties through mutual defence commitments and jointly developing military technology; and5. Begin with joining British efforts for a sixth-generation fighter jet, rather than an American alternative.Agreements and contractsAustraliaInternational affairs and defenceLabour force mobilityNew ZealandUnited Kingdom45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 12, 2025e-6580e-6580 (Taxation)KaushalPatelHon.MonaFortierOttawa—Vanier—GloucesterLiberalONJune 12, 2025, at 12:36 p.m. (EDT)October 10, 2025, at 12:36 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="318631" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Finance and National Revenue</Addressee>Whereas:Canada’s GST rebate for first-time homebuyers is based on the purchase agreement date, not the closing or possession date;This has resulted in many first-time buyers of pre-construction homes being unfairly excluded from the rebate, despite the fact that they have not yet received possession and will pay GST at the time of closing—just like those who do qualify;In many cases, buyers of the exact same home model, with the same or later closing dates, qualify for the rebate simply because they signed their agreements after the announcement. This creates a significant inequity in the policy’s implementation;The current rule punishes early buyers who acted in good faith and trusted the housing policies of the government. It has led to serious financial and emotional strain on young families and permanent residents who committed to long-term investments based on the promise of fairness and affordability; andAmending this policy to use the closing date as the eligibility benchmark will restore confidence, uphold the integrity of this relief initiative, and prevent further damage to the lives and futures of countless honest, hard-working Canadians.We, the undersigned, Residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Finance and National Revenue to to amend the eligibility criteria for the first-time home buyer GST rebate so that it is based on the closing or possession date of the home, rather than the purchase agreement date, to ensure fair, compassionate, and consistent support for all qualifying first-time buyers.Goods and services taxGST/HST New Housing Rebate ProgramHome ownership45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 11, 2025e-6575e-6575 (Animals)BarbaraCartwrightHon.NathanielErskine-SmithBeaches—East YorkLiberalONJune 11, 2025, at 12:06 p.m. (EDT)October 9, 2025, at 12:06 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:More than 60% of Canadian households have a cat or dog (rising to almost 80% including non-traditional pets) and 71% consider their animals to be family;Animal response continues to be considered days and weeks into an emergency response creating unnecessary challenges or injury for animal welfare providers, increased animal suffering, and stress and grief for animal owners;Lack of pet-inclusive support services forces people to delay or avoid seeking safety, risking physical harm and potential maltreatment or death of pets;Misinformation, limited training and lack of inclusion of animal response often add to confusion and panic during evacuations, jeopardizing the safety and well-being of first responders;Facilitating safe co-evacuation of people with their animals may mitigate risk of physical injury, prevent acute and long-term psychological trauma and strengthen resiliency of persons displaced by and responding to emergency situations;Evidence highlights the importance of planning for better coordination of animal response including evacuating, extracting and sheltering during natural disasters; andDuring an emergency, people need help evacuating their animals and accessing pet-friendly accommodations, animal food, supplies and veterinary care.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to recognize the critical role professional animal welfare providers play in emergencies, ensuring that coordinated animal response is integrated into all emergency preparedness, response and recovery efforts at the federal/provincial/territorial level; that people evacuating with pets are considered in decision-making and have access to pet-inclusive support services and establishing a responsive and adequate resource structure that supports Animal Response.Animal rights and welfareDomestic animalsEmergency response and emergency responders45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 11, 2025e-6562e-6562 (Consumer protection)MarkAylwardPeterSchiefkeVaudreuilLiberalQCJune 11, 2025, at 12:04 p.m. (EDT)October 9, 2025, at 12:04 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Canadians are increasingly being affected by financial fraud and unauthorized account access involving banks, credit card providers, and loyalty reward programs such as airline points systems;In multiple documented cases, consumers have lost substantial sums of money or reward points due to account breaches beyond their control, often linked to third-party platform vulnerabilities or institutional cybersecurity lapses;Many financial institutions and corporate service providers deny reimbursement, citing liability waivers embedded in user agreements that consumers must accept to access services;These legal waivers place the burden of loss on individuals, even when the institution’s digital infrastructure or systems are compromised;Consumers lack sufficient legal protections and remedies when they become victims of such fraud; andStronger accountability and transparency mechanisms are urgently needed to ensure institutions bear appropriate responsibility for system vulnerabilities.We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to Legislate protections prohibiting financial institutions, credit card issuers, and loyalty program providers from waiving liability through service agreements when account compromises result from institutional or third-party security breaches;Mandate clear and enforceable accountability standards for digital platform operators in protecting customer data and funds, including mandatory restitution where institutional failings occur;Empower regulatory bodies to provide oversight, investigate breaches, and enforce compliance in cases of unauthorized transactions or account access affecting Canadian consumers; andRequire transparency and timely consumer notification when breaches occur and facilitate a standardized restitution process for victims of institutional security failures.Consumers and consumer protectione-SecurityFinancial institutionsRegulation45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 11, 2025e-6584e-6584 (Animals)OlimpiaRosculetPeterSchiefkeVaudreuilLiberalQCJune 11, 2025, at 11:58 a.m. (EDT)October 9, 2025, at 11:58 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The cats’ welfare is directly affected by their overpopulation. As per statistical data of 2022 are about 1.3 to 4 million homeless cats in Canada;2023 shows an increase in abandoned and surrendering of cats due to inflation. A total of 60 % increase since 2020;The real number of homeless cats is higher than statistics show due the feral nature of cats;14% of shelter cats were euthanized during 2020;Cats are prolific breeders. A single female cat can have 2-3 litters a year with an average of four kittens per litter;The climate change, increasing of warmer days per year, will reflect in even higher number or homeless cats;The local control of population of cats will never succeed without a free sterilization national wide program. The overpopulation, implicit the welfare of cats, is not limited to a province or a city;The cat's wellbeing is dramatically increased when cats are sterilized, a) Sterilization prevents unwanted litters and thus reduces the number of abandoned cats, b) Sterilization can also have a positive effect on cats' behavior, reducing runaways and chance of cat getting lost, urine marking, fights and thus the risk of communicable diseases, in consequence a decreasing the chance of abandon; andThe homeless cats’ overpopulation influence the cat's wellbeing and affect ecosystems, example, migratory birds’ population.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to legalize government funding or full compensation for cat sterilization, regardless of the cats' ownership status.Animal contraceptionCats45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 9, 2025e-6573e-6573 (Democratic process)RiverKlassenGrantJacksonBrandon—SourisConservativeMBJune 9, 2025, at 4:03 p.m. (EDT)October 7, 2025, at 4:03 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Clear and understandable electoral ballots are essential for voter participation and trust in our democratic process;Coordinated attempts to register numerous protest candidates have resulted in excessively long ballots;These tactics can confuse or discourage voters; andExcessive candidate stacking creates unnecessary administrative burdens for Elections Canada and risks undermining the integrity of federal elections.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada., call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Amend the Canada Elections Act to prohibit an individual from serving as the Official Agent for more than one candidate in a federal election; and 2. Require each candidate seeking federal office to pay a refundable deposit of $500, personally paid, to be refunded only if the candidate receives more than 0.1% of the valid votes cast in that electoral district.BallotsElectoral candidates and nominationsOfficial election agents45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 4, 2025e-6502e-6502 (Taxation)michaelpittmanMikeKellowaySydney—Glace BayLiberalNSJune 4, 2025, at 10:33 a.m. (EDT)October 2, 2025, at 10:33 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Canadians are burdened by excessive taxation on income earned through overtime, tips, and other supplemental earnings beyond regular wages;Income tax in its current form penalizes hard-working individuals striving to improve their financial situation; andTaxing extra earnings discourages productivity, hurts low- and middle-income earners the most, and limits economic freedom and personal prosperity.We, the undersigned, citizens, call upon the House of Commons to enact legislation that permanently removes all forms of income taxation on overtime pay, tips, and any other earnings made beyond regular wages, as a first step toward the complete elimination of personal income tax in Canada.Non-salary benefitsPersonal income taxTax policy45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 4, 2025e-6544e-6544 (Environment)DanielBeauléAlexandreBoulericeRosemont—La Petite-PatrieNDPQCJune 4, 2025, at 10:29 a.m. (EDT)October 2, 2025, at 10:29 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas: Home appliances generate a significant amount of garbage when they cannot be repaired, which contributes to waste and pollution; According to a UN report, small appliances and electronic devices produce more than 44 million tonnes of waste per year worldwide; The amount of electronic waste in Canada tripled between 2000 and 2019 and is expected to reach 1.2 million tonnes in 2030, based on the available data;Canadian consumers and repair businesses are often hampered by limited access to replacement parts and technical manuals, which prevents the repairs necessary to extend the life of appliances; andThe government’s 2021 platform included commitments to institute a right to repair for home appliances, a repair tax credit and amendments to the Copyright Act to facilitate these repairs. We, the undersigned, citizens and entrepreneurs of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:1. Guarantee a right to repair for appliances by requiring manufacturers to provide manuals and replacement parts;2. Establish a 15% tax credit for appliance repairs, up to a maximum of $500 per year;3. Inform consumers about the environmental impacts of household appliances so that they can make informed choices; and4. Modify Canada’s Copyright Act to remove the legal barriers to repairing digital devices.Electric household appliancesEnvironmental protectionRight to repair45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 4, 2025e-6491e-6491 (Public safety)BrittMobergRaquelDanchoKildonan—St. PaulConservativeMBJune 4, 2025, at 10:26 a.m. (EDT)October 2, 2025, at 10:26 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:According to the Alzheimer Society, nearly 1 million people in Canada will be living with dementia by 2030 and this will increase to more than 1.7 million by 2050;According to Public Safety Canada, 60% of people living with dementia will go missing at some point. If a person with Alzheimer’s disease is not found within 12 hours of being lost, there is a 50% chance that they will be found injured or dead from hypothermia, dehydration, or drowning. This makes any search an emergency;Silver Alert is a system that will provide notification when a vulnerable adult with dementia or other cognitive impairment goes missing so they can be brought home safely;According to researchers from the University of Waterloo, Faculty of Health, older adults who get lost and go missing are usually within four to 12 kilometres of their last known location. Silver Alerts to mobile devices could be geographically targeted to a local area; andAmber Alerts exist for vulnerable children. Many adults living with dementia are similarly vulnerable, but they are not yet protected by a similar system.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to coordinate with provincial authorities and local law enforcement to develop a National Silver Alert System, which will geographically target mobile devices and broadcast to media information concerning missing vulnerable adults. Silver Alerts will save lives.DementiaSenior citizensSilver Alert Program45th Parliament207Open for signatureJune 4, 2025e-6492e-6492 (Health)ChristopherCutlerTomOsborneCape SpearLiberalNLJune 4, 2025, at 10:22 a.m. (EDT)October 2, 2025, at 10:22 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Molecular medicine clinical trials are limited to Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, and Alberta;Lack of national guidelines prevents oncologists from consistently recommending somatic testing or clinical trials for pancreatic cancer;Canada’s pancreatic cancer five-year survival rate remains at 10%, demonstrating an urgent need for improved care;PanCAN previously provided Canadians free molecular profiling through the “Know Your Tumor” program, yet no equivalent government-supported program exists;The U.S. Precision Medicine Initiative shows adaptive trials and widespread biomarker testing significantly enhance patient outcomes — practices Canada has not fully adopted;Financial and geographic barriers limit trial access for Canadians outside major cities due to unsupported travel and accommodation expenses;Health Canada’s clinical trial modernization and CRAFT frameworks require substantial additional support;Insufficient funding in pancreatic cancer including early detection prevents major improvements in patient survival; andWithout national priority designation, Canada’s fragmented approach neglects integration of clinical trials and biomarker testing into standard care.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Declare pancreatic cancer a national priority for coordinated and comprehensive action;2. Establish national guidelines on somatic testing, clinical trials and palliative care with clear reimbursement;3. Commit to diversified and increased funding for pancreatic cancer research, particularly early detection, trial infrastructure, and equitable support for underserved regions;4. Ensure equitable trial access by covering patient and caregiver travel costs through partnerships with airlines, hotels, and transportation providers;5. Increase oversight of pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance approval processes with transparent procedures and firm deadlines; and6. Expand support for Health Canada’s clinical trial modernization and CRAFT frameworks, emphasizing rural and underserved regions.Experimental methodsHealth services accessibilityPancreatic cancer45th Parliament220CertifiedNovember 13, 2024e-5079e-5079 (Culture and heritage)DouglasWalkinshawAdamChambersSimcoe NorthConservativeONAugust 15, 2024, at 11:10 a.m. (EDT)November 13, 2024, at 11:10 a.m. (EDT)November 13, 2024Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:Gordon Lightfoot (dec) is a Canadian singer and songwriter icon known and respected worldwide;Gordon is widely recognized as Canada’s greatest songwriter. He composed over 400 songs many of which were hits in Canada, the US and internationally. As Bob Dylan said, “Every time I listen to one of them, I wish it would last forever.”;We school mates and other admirers feel that in his honour and memory, Highway 400 should be renamed "The Gordon Lightfoot Memorial Highway", linking Toronto, where Gordon lived his adult life, to Orillia, where he grew up, and Georgian Bay, which he loved;Such a naming will provide people with a better understanding and appreciation of our history, our environment and our own emotions;Such a naming will encourage others to also work harder in their chosen professions;Radio and TV stations, newspapers and magazines throughout the Province of Ontario have supported the proposed Highway 400 renaming; and20,000 persons have signed a Change.Org petition to so rename Highway 400.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to support the naming of Highway 400 “the Gordon Lightfoot Memorial Highway” and to offer to jointly fund with the Province of Ontario the new signage involved.Deaths and funeralsHighway 400Lightfoot, GordonMusic and musicians

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