Read what Canadians are asking Parliament to do, and follow the government’s response.
Parliament 45 · 1,598 petitions
e-7090
April 21, 2026
Leah Gazan · 9,222 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to permanently expand the Canada Student Financial Assistance program to maintain current aid levels beyond July 2026 and ensure affordability for students and families.
e-7257
April 20, 2026
Mark Gerretsen · 362 signatures
Petitioners ask the Minister of Transport to require Alto High Speed Rail to add a Kingston station and adopt a more southerly alignment to better serve Kingston and reduce ecological harm.
451-00498
April 13, 2026
Elizabeth May · 28 signatures
Petitioners ask the House of Commons to enact a Canadian national strategy for environmental and sustainability education to support educators, community leaders and provincial and municipal governments to enable actions for healthy, sustainable communities. The government responds that it has published an opt-in National Framework, invested in projects and is working to integrate Indigenous Knowledge.
451-00499
April 13, 2026
Marilyn Gladu · 40 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government to withdraw Bill C-9 and bar criminal prosecution for reading or sharing sacred texts. The government responds it will protect good‑faith religious expression while maintaining high thresholds for hate offences.
451-00500
April 13, 2026
Gabriel Hardy · 30 signatures
Petitioners ask the Minister to address striped bass overabundance in the upper/middle St. Lawrence: commission a scientific assessment, adopt adaptive regional measures (including expanded recreational fishing or quotas), consult stakeholders and publish measures. The government responds that federal authority is limited; a reassessment is scheduled for spring 2026 and protections remain, with Quebec managing recreational fishing.
451-00501
April 13, 2026
Gord Johns · 31 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government to reinstate and expand a permanent multi‑year Ghost Gear Fund for retrieval, prevention, innovation, end‑of‑life recycling/repair, community support, port reception and standardized reporting. The government responds that it has funded ghost‑gear projects and is developing a Ghost Gear Action Plan covering prevention, retrieval, disposal, traceability and reporting.
451-00502
April 13, 2026
Shuvaloy Majumdar · 27 signatures
Petitioners ask the government to repeal ministerial powers to exempt entities from federal law and restore Canada's financial reporting transparency. The government responds it adopted a Capital Budgeting Framework and maintains Public Accounts reporting.
451-00503
April 13, 2026
Jacob Mantle · 31 signatures
Petitioners ask the government to remove provisions allowing Cabinet ministers to exempt companies or individuals from federal law and restore capital-budgeting standards. The government responds it will expand sandboxes and has adopted a capital-budgeting framework.
451-00504
April 13, 2026
Kelly McCauley · 26 signatures
Petitioners ask the government to remove any provision letting Cabinet ministers exempt companies or individuals from federal laws and to restore Canada’s financial reporting standards and transparency. The government responds it will expand transparent regulatory sandboxes and has adopted a Capital Budgeting Framework while maintaining Public Accounts reporting.
451-00505
April 13, 2026
Gord Johns · 29 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to fund shore power at Port Alberni loading docks so ships can plug into local electricity instead of running diesel generators. The government responds that it supports shore power, has funded projects and ran the Green Shipping Corridor Program, and says port authorities lead such investments.
451-00506
April 13, 2026
Sandra Cobena · 25 signatures
Petitioners ask the government to remove provisions letting Cabinet ministers exempt companies or individuals from federal laws and to restore Canada’s capital‑investment standards and transparency. The government responds it adopted a Capital Budgeting Framework and will expand time‑limited, transparent regulatory sandboxes with reporting and safeguards.
451-00507
April 13, 2026
Leslyn Lewis · 45 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government to stop Liberal‑Bloc amendments to Bill C‑9 that could criminalize passages of sacred texts and to protect the right to read and share those texts. The government responds that Bill C‑9 and existing law protect good‑faith religious discussion and criminalize only extreme, deliberate promotion of hatred.
451-00508
April 13, 2026
Michael Cooper · 26 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to increase funding for brain cancer research, ensure nationwide access to related drugs and therapies, and reduce regulatory red tape to speed approvals. The government responds that Health Canada uses accelerated review pathways, international collaboration and regulatory modernization, and that CIHR funds brain‑cancer research.
451-00509
April 13, 2026
Pat Kelly · 27 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to remove any provision letting Cabinet Ministers exempt companies or individuals from federal laws and to restore Canada’s financial standards, transparency and fiscal integrity. The government responds that it adopted a Capital Budgeting Framework without changing Public Accounts reporting and will expand transparent, time‑limited regulatory sandboxes with safeguards.
451-00510
April 13, 2026
Eric Duncan · 36 signatures
Petitioners ask Parliament to protect reading and sharing of sacred texts from criminalization under Bill C-9. The government responds that Charter safeguards and proposed good‑faith wording already prevent criminalizing bona fide religious teachings.
451-00511
April 13, 2026
Eric Duncan · 25 signatures
Petitioners ask the House to protect religious freedom by exempting reading and sharing sacred texts from Bill C‑9 prosecution and preventing government intrusion into faith matters. The government responds that good‑faith religious expression and sharing of sacred texts are Charter‑protected and Bill C‑9 will clarify this.
451-00514
April 13, 2026
Cathay Wagantall · 30 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to pass Bill C-218 to bar MAID when the sole underlying condition is mental illness. The government responds that a temporary exclusion remains; reviews, guidance and training are underway.
451-00515
April 13, 2026
Cathay Wagantall · 25 signatures
Petitioners ask the Liberal Government to ensure Bill C‑9 cannot criminalize reading or sharing sacred texts or interfere with religious practice. The government responds that existing law and a good‑faith clause protect religious expression.
451-00516
April 13, 2026
Cathay Wagantall · 30 signatures
Petitioners ask the Liberal government to amend Bill C‑9 to explicitly exempt reading or sharing sacred texts from criminal prosecution. The government responds that Charter protections and prosecutorial standards safeguard good‑faith religious expression.
451-00517
April 13, 2026
Cathay Wagantall · 30 signatures
Petitioners ask the Liberal government to prevent amendments to Bill C-9 from criminalizing the reading, sharing or teaching of sacred texts. The government responds that Bill C-9 protects good‑faith religious expression while targeting extreme hate.