Petitions

I want to engage Canadians, and need your help to ensure we are heard in the House of Commons.  By taking advantage of an Member of Parliament’s privilege to table petitions on issues that Canadians care about. I can table a petition or two every single day that Parliament is in session, which is roughly 140 to 280 petitions a year!

What is a Petition?

A petition is a formal request to an authority for redress of a grievance. Public petitions, addressed to the House of Commons and presented to the House by its Members, constitute one of the most direct means of communication between the people and Parliament. Petitions today may be described as a vehicle for political input, a way of attempting to influence policy-making and legislation and also, judging by their continued popularity, a valued means of bringing public concerns to the attention of Parliament. Petitions also have their place among the tools which Members and Ministers can use to formulate public policy and to carry out their representative duties.

There Are Two Types of Petitions:

Green Caucus petitions open for signature

• e-2837 Eliminate commercial anchorages in the Southern Gulf Islands (closes November 14)
• e-2708 Hold Turkey accountable for human rights violations (closes November 26)
• e-2957 End Canada-Mercosur negotiations (closes November 28)
• e-2828 Reject the Roberts Bank Container Terminal 2 project (closes December 2)
• e-2836 Implement a Guaranteed Livable Income for all Canadians (closes December 14)​
• e-2914 Protect old-growth forests (closes December 21)

Government Responses to Petitions

• Water – McKenna – April 4, 2017
• Waste Management – McKenna – September 28, 2017
• Veterans’ Affairs – O’Regan – April 23, 2018
• Use of Animals in Research – Blair – April 16, 2018
• Tobacco Packaging – Lightbound – May 1,2017
• Tobacco Packaging – Lightbound – April 10, 2017
• Tax System – McKenna – January 31, 2018
• Tax System – McKenna – November 28, 2017
• Tax System – Lightbound – October 18, 2017
• Student Loans – Cuzner – December 1, 2017
• SRKW – Leblanc – Dec 2016
• Sharks – LeBlanc – Nov 2016
• Shark Fins – Beech – April 10, 2017
• Shark Fins – Beech – April 4, 2017
• Shark Fin – LeBlanc – December 2016 S
• Shark – Beech – Feb 9, 2017
• Saanich Inlet – Garneau – Feb 2017
• Protection of the Environment – Beech – April 30, 2018
• Protection of the Environment – McKenna – March 29, 2018
• Protection of the Environment – Garneau – February 7, 2018
• Protection of the Environment – McKenna – December 13, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – Lightbound – December 13, 2017
• Protection of the Environemtn – McKenna – November 27, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – Beech – November 22, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – Garneau – November 20, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – McKenna – November 9, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – Beech – November 9, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – McKenna – November 8, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – Beech – November 1, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – McKenna – October 23, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – Beech – October 23, 2017
• Protection of the Environment – McKenna – October 18, 2017
• Procedural Law – Wilson-Raybould – May 16, 2017
• Prison Chaplains – Goodale – May 12, 2017
• Poverty – Vaughan – May 24, 2018
• PMRA – Lightbound – Feb 2017
• Pesticides PMRA – Lightbound – Feb 14, 2017
• Pesticides PMRA – Lightbound – Feb 7, 2017
• Pesticides and Bees – MacAulay – Feb 7, 2017
• PMRA – Philpott – Dec 2016
• Pesticides and Bees – MacAulay – Dec 2016
• Pesticides – MacAulay – September 18, 2017
• Pesticides – Lightbound – March 6, 2017
• Old Age Security Benefits – Vaughan – June 15, 2017
• Nuclear Weapons – Freeland – June 21, 2017
• No-Discharge Zone – Garneau – 2016
• Neonicotinoids – MacAulay – Feb 14, 2017
• Navigable Waters – Garneau – June 5, 2018
• Navigable Waters – Garneau – May 4, 2018
• Navigable Waters – Garneau – April 29, 2018
• Navigable Waters – Garneau – February 12, 2018
• Navigable Waters – Garneau – October 30, 2017
• Navigable Waters – Garneau – October 17, 2017
• Navigable Waters- Garneau – June 21, 2017
• Natural Gas – Carr – September 25, 2017
• Natural Gas – Carr – June 1, 2017
• National Building Code – Carr – October 31, 2017
• MS Research – Lightbound – April 3, 2017
• Marine Protected Areas – Beech – March 6, 2017
• Livestock – Bibeau – May 1, 2017
• Kipawa Mining – McKenna – May 18, 2017
• Kipawa Mining – McKenna – June 5, 2017
• Kipawa Mining – McKenna – June 2, 2017
• Iran – Freeland – September 19, 2017
• International Development and Aid – MacAulay – June 15, 2017
• International Agriculture Policies – McAulay – March 21, 2017
• Immigration – Goodale – November 7, 2017
• Immigration – Hussen – September 19, 2017
• Immigration – Goodale – September 18, 2017
• Immigration – Goodale – June 14, 2017
• Housing Policy – Vaughan – November 9, 2017
• Housing Policy – Vaughan – November 2, 2017
• Housing Policy – Lightbound – November 2, 2017
• Housing Policy – Vaughan – October 19, 2017
• Housing Policy – Vaughan – May 15, 2017
• Housing Policy – Vaughan – May 9, 2017
• Housing – Vaughan – Feb 24, 2017
• Housing – Vaughan – Feb 23, 2017
• Housing – Vaughan – Feb 13, 2017
• Housing – Petitpas Taylor – Feb 23, 2017
• Housing – Petitpas Taylor – Feb 24, 2017
• Housing – Petitpas Taylor – Feb 13, 2017
• Housing – Petitpas Taylor – Feb 6, 2017
• Housing – Duclos – Dec 2016
• Housing – Vaughan – Feb 6, 2017
• HIV – Lightbound – May 4, 2017
• Health Care Services – Blair – October 18, 2017
• Grain Industry – MacAulay – November 2, 2017
• Grain Industry – MacAulay – June 2, 2017
• Government Spending – Murray – June 20, 2017
• GMO Labelling – Lightbound – May 4, 2017
• GMO Labelling – Lightbound – May 3, 2017
• GMO Alfalfa – MacAulay – Feb 2017
• GMO Labelling – Lightbound – April 10, 2017
• GM Foods – Philpott – Nov 2016
• GM Foods – Philpott – Dec 2016
• GM Foods – MacCaulay – Feb 2017
• GM Foods – Lightbound – Feb 2017
• Glyphosate – MacAulay – Dec 2016
• Génie Génétique – Philpott – March 2016
• Genetic Engineering – Lightbound – June 5, 2017
• Genetic Engineering – Lightbound – May 31, 2017
• Genetic Engineering – Lightbound – May 29, 2017
• Genetic Engineering – MacAulay – Dec 2016
• Foreign Policy – Freeland – May 3, 2018
• Food Security – MacAulay – May 9, 2017
• Fishing Industry – Beech – May 8, 2018
• Fishing Industry – Beech – March 29, 2018
• Fishing Industry – Beech – November 8, 2017
• Fishing Industry – Beech – November 7, 2017
• Fishing Industry – Beech – November 1, 2017
• Fishing Industry – Beech – October 17, 2017
• Fishing Industry – Beech – September 28, 2017
• Fishing Industry – Beech – June 6, 2017
• Fishing Industry – Beech – June 1, 2017
• Federal Programs – Carr – June 21, 2017
• Falun Gong – Freeland – April 3, 2017
• Environmental Protection – McKenna – September 28, 2017
• Environmental Protection – Garneau – September 26, 2017
• Employment Insurance Program – Vaughan – October 17, 2017
• Electric Vehicle Rebate – Petitpas-Taylor – Feb 2017
• Electoral System – Fillmore – September 26, 2017
• Electoral System – Fillmore – June 14, 2017
• Electoral System – Fillmore – May 30, 2017
• Electoral Reform – Gould – Feb 2017
• DNA Index – Goodale – Feb 2017
• Discrimination – Rusnak – May 7, 2018
• Discrimination – Jones – May 7, 2018
• Discrimination – Duguid – May 7, 2018
• Discrimination – Cuzner – May 7, 2018
• Discrimination – Jones – November 20, 2017
• Discrimination – Duguid – November 20, 2017
• Discrimination – Cuzner – November 20, 2017
• Discrimination – Cuzner – June 12, 2017
• Cruelty to Animals – Wilson-Raybould – October 20, 2017
• Climate Change – McKenna – June 12, 2017
• China – Hussen – May 1, 2018
• China – Freeland – May 1, 2018
• China – Freeland – December 11, 2017
• China – Freeland – December 5, 2017
• China – Freeland – December 4, 2017
• China – Freeland – December 4, 2017
• China – Freeland – November 29, 2017
• China – Freeland – October 20, 2017
• China – Freeland – June 6, 2017
• China – Freeland – May 31, 2017
• China – Freeland – May 29, 2017
• China – Freeland – May 18, 2017
• China – Freeland – May 15, 2017
• China – Freeland – May 12, 2017
• China – Freeland – Dec 2016
• Changements climatiques – McKenna – March 2016
• Cannabis – Blair – October 19, 2017
• Canadian Armed Forces – Sajjan – September 20, 2017
• Bees – MacAulay – March 6, 2017
• Bottled Water – Brison – December 2016
• Bees – MacAulay – Feb 2017
• Animal Cruelty – Wilson-Raybould – May 3, 2017
• Animal Cruelty – Wilson-Raybould – March 21, 2017
• Animal Cruelty – Wilson-Raybould – Feb 2017
• AIDS – Lightbound – June 20, 2017
• AIDS – Lightbound – May 30, 2017
• AIDS – Lightbound – May 18, 2017
• Affordable Housing – Morneau – Dec 2016
• Affordable Housing – Duclos – Oct 2016
• SRKW – Leblanc – Dec 2016
• Pesticides PMRA – Lightbound – Feb 2017
• Pesticides and Bees – MacAulay – Feb 2017
• Housing Policy – Vaughan – September 25, 2017
• Housing Policy – Lightbound – September 25, 2017
• Housing – Vaughan – Feb 2017
• Housing – Petitpas Taylor – Feb 2017
• Sharks Fins – LeBlanc – Nov 2016
• Shark Fins – LeBlanc – Dec 2016
• PMRA – Philpott – Dec 2016
• Pesticides and Bees – MacAulay – Dec 2016
• Neonicotinoids – MacAulay – Feb 2017
• Génie génétique-Philpott-March 2016
• Changements climatiques-McKenna-March 2016
• Shark Fin – LeBlanc – Dec 2016
• Roundup Ready – Macaulay – Dec 2016
• Genetic engineering-Philpott-Mar 2016
• Honduras-Dion-Oct 2016
• Government spending-Brison-April 2016
• Climate Change-McKenna-Mar 2016
• Cannabis Regulations – Philpott – Oct 2016
• Bottled Water – Brison – Dec 2016
• Bees – MacAulay – Dec 2016
• Protection de l’Environnement – McKenna – Jun 2016
• Protection de l’Environnement – Carr – Jun 2016
• Processus Démocratique – Holland – Nov 2016
• L’industrie Céréalière – MacAulay – Nov 2016
• Honduras, Berta Caceres – Dion – Oct 2016
• Eaux Navigables – Garneau – Dec 2016
• Dépenses du Guvernement – Brison – Oct 2016
• Protection of the Environment – McKenna – Jun 2016
• Protection of the Environment – Carr – Jun 2016
• Navigable Waters – Garneau – Dec 2016
• Honduras, Berta Caceres – Dion – Oct 2016
• Grain Industry – MacAulay – Nov 2016
• Government Spending – Brison – Oct 2016
• Democratic Process – Holland – Nov 2016
• Defend the CBC
• End Animal Cruelty
• Ban Animal Testing
• End Security Certificates
• Protect Southern Resident Killer Whales
• End Shark FinningPesticides
• National Pharmacare Program
• Establish a No-Discharge Zone
• Marine Protected Areas
• Abolish Mandatory Minimums
• Establish a National HIV/AIDS Strategy
• Label GMOs
• National Moratorium on Fracking
• Falun Gong
• Save the Experimental Lakes Area
• Make Every Vote Count
• Meet Our Paris Climate Commitments
• Protect Bees, Ban Neonicotinoids
• Dying with Dignity