Read what Canadians are asking Parliament to do, and follow the government’s response.
Parliament 45 · 1,598 petitions
451-00711
May 7, 2026
Randy Hoback · 36 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to reject Recommendation 430 removing 'advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose and to affirm faith-based charities' charitable status. The government responds it is not considering such a change.
451-00712
May 7, 2026
Randy Hoback · 30 signatures
Petitioners ask the government to reject Recommendation 430 and retain 'advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose in the Income Tax Act, affirming faith-based organizations' charitable status. The government responds it is not considering removing that charitable purpose.
451-00713
May 7, 2026
Randy Hoback · 47 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government to reject Recommendation 430 and keep 'advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose in the Income Tax Act. The government responds it is not considering removing that purpose.
451-00714
May 7, 2026
Randy Hoback · 34 signatures
Petitioners ask the government to reject Recommendation 430, exclude it from the budget, and affirm charitable status for faith-based organizations. The government responds it is not considering removing 'advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose.
e-6932
May 7, 2026
Karina Gould · 2,073 signatures
Petitioners ask the federal government to create national Marfan screening guidelines, require genetic and cardiac screening for IVF and high‑risk pregnancies, and fund clinician/public education. The government responds it funds a national rare‑disease strategy.
e-7158
May 7, 2026
Dominique O'Rourke · 1,571 signatures
Petitioners ask increased annual SUV admissions, more IRCC processing resources, risk‑based triage to fast‑track qualified founders, and limited work permits. The government responds it is prioritizing existing applications, paused new intakes, and narrowed work‑permit eligibility.
451-00670
May 6, 2026
Michael Barrett · 33 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government to amend the LaSalle Causeway temporary lift schedule for more frequent scheduled marine openings by May 1, 2026, and to have a permanent replacement bridge operational by May 1, 2027. The government responds it approved the current schedule, is monitoring impacts, and says the requested 2027 completion date is not feasible.
451-00671
May 6, 2026
Rosemarie Falk · 44 signatures
Petitioners ask the House of Commons to amend Bill C-9 to protect reading and sharing of sacred texts from criminalization. The government responds that the law requires intent to promote hatred and does not criminalize good-faith religious expression.
451-00672
May 6, 2026
Rosemarie Falk · 69 signatures
Petitioners ask the House of Commons to ensure Bill C-9 won’t criminalize reading or sharing sacred texts or intrude into faith. The government responds that Charter protections and Bill C‑9 safeguard good‑faith religious teaching.
451-00674
May 6, 2026
Elizabeth May · 25 signatures
Petitioners ask Canada to allocate ≥50% of its public international climate finance to adaptation and ≥15% to projects whose primary objective is gender equality. The government responds it has set targets and reports exceeding them.
451-00675
May 6, 2026
Cheryl Gallant · 40 signatures
Petitioners ask Canada to withdraw immediately from the WHO Pandemic Agreement adopted 20 May 2025. The government responds that Canada has not signed the Agreement and would follow domestic treaty procedures.
451-00676
May 6, 2026
Brad Vis · 30 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government to reject removing the religious-exemption in Bill C-9, to preserve protection for good-faith religious expression. The government responds that the law and Bill C-9 protect good-faith religious discussion.
451-00677
May 6, 2026
Brad Vis · 30 signatures
Petitioners ask the government to reject removing Bill C‑9’s religious exemption so good‑faith religious expression remains lawful. The government responds it will protect religious freedom and says the bill will not criminalize good‑faith religious discussion.
451-00678
May 6, 2026
Brad Vis · 30 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to reject any amendment to Bill C‑9 that removes the religious exemption from hate‑speech provisions and to protect good‑faith religious expression. The government responds it protects good‑faith religious speech.
451-00679
May 6, 2026
Brad Vis · 28 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government to reject any amendment to Bill C-9 removing the religious exemption from hate-speech provisions and to prevent criminalization of good-faith religious teaching. The government responds that Bill C-9 retains a high threshold so good-faith religious expression is not criminalized.
451-00680
May 6, 2026
Gord Johns · 36 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to reinstate and expand a permanent Ghost Gear Fund and build a national retrieval, prevention, recycling and reporting system. The government responds it runs a Ghost Gear Program, allocated $58.4M (2020–24), will provide $15M (2026–29) and is developing a national Action Plan.
e-7167
May 6, 2026
Salma Zahid · 4,592 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to impose sanctions, a two‑way arms embargo, ban settlement trade, revoke settlement support, enforce ICJ/ICC orders, and ensure humanitarian aid to Gaza. The government responds that it supports humanitarian aid.
e-7055
May 5, 2026
Elizabeth May · 407 signatures
Petitioners ask the federal government to require that any online content created wholly or partly by artificial intelligence and distributed by individuals, businesses, organizations, governments, or political parties be clearly identified as AI-generated.
e-7038
May 4, 2026
Michael Barrett · 133 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to amend the modular bridge lift schedule to allow more frequent scheduled marine passages by 1 May 2026 and have a replacement bridge operational by 1 May 2027.
e-7171
May 4, 2026
Tamara Kronis · 1,711 signatures
Petitioners ask the House to recognize Iran’s actions as mass atrocity crimes under R2P, reaffirm that sovereignty cannot shield such crimes, and urge the UN Security Council to consider collective measures including military intervention.