E-petitions to the House of Commons

Human trafficking, sexual violence, and domestic violence, can involve financial exploitation, including identity theft, coerced debt, fraudulent use of government benefits, tax liabilities, credit damage, and financial transactions undertaken without the survivor's meaningful knowledge or consent;

Survivors may continue to experience the financial consequences of their exploitation years after leaving trafficking;

Existing government processes may not adequately account for financial liabilities incurred as a direct consequence of human trafficking;

Survivors should have accessible, trauma and survivor-informed mechanisms to seek review and relief from financial liabilities arising from their exploitation; and

The lived experience of survivors should inform the development of government policies and processes addressing financial exploitation associated with human trafficking, sexual violence, and domestic violence.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Develop a federal framework to identify, review, and provide appropriate relief from federal debts, tax liabilities, benefit overpayments, and other financial obligations incurred as a direct result of human trafficking, sexual violence, domestic violence, or exploitation; 2. Review existing federal legislation, policies, and CRA procedures to identify barriers preventing survivors from obtaining such relief; 3. Establish clear, trauma and survivor-informed processes for assessing these cases without unreasonable delay, and unnecessarily requiring survivors to repeatedly disclose or prove their lived experience; and 4. Establish a survivor-informed advisory board on financial exploitation, including people with lived experience, to advise the federal government on policy, legislative reform, and implementation.

There are disability support programs under provincial and territorial jurisdiction;

These programs are fragmented and poorly integrated across the country;

The lack of coordination across the country creates a mobility penalty for people with disabilities; and

This undermines the freedom of movement between provinces and territories for citizens and permanent residents, which is a protected right under Section 6 of the Canadian Constitution.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Engage with the provinces and territories to ensure that people with disabilities can move across the country freely without losing access to essential supports; and 2. Work with the provinces and territories to ensure that disability supports have the same standards and rules across the country.

A historical legal precedent exists in Canada, where from 1935 until 1955, the Criminal Code of Canada explicitly criminalized intentional wage underpayment to protect vulnerable workers from severe economic exploitation;

Following the 1955 consolidation of the Criminal Code, this critical protection was removed, leaving the enforcement of deliberate wage withholding exclusively to provincial civil and administrative frameworks;

Important modern international precedents have been set, as comparable Commonwealth jurisdictions, notably Australia and New Zealand, have recently enacted legislation criminalizing intentional wage theft to hold non-compliant employers criminally accountable;

Current provincial employment standards mechanisms in Canada are structurally limited to civil remedies and lack the criminal investigative authorities, such as search warrants, necessary to counter deliberate asset concealment and the willful obstruction of statutory payment orders; and

Under the Constitution Act, 1867, the exclusive jurisdiction to legislate criminal offenses and to authorize corresponding criminal investigative powers required to close this enforcement vacuum rests solely with the federal Parliament.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commons in Parliament assembledto urge the Government of Canada to amend the Criminal Code to reintroduce and modernize federal provisions that criminalize intentional wage theft and the deliberate concealment of assets to evade statutory wage orders, thereby protecting the economic security of Canadian workers.

This government seeks to diversify Canada's trading partners, doubling non-U.S. exports by 2035;

Polling has found strong support among Canadians for increased non-U.S. trade;

The vast majority of countries use metric units as their principal measurement system for commerce; and

Alignment on weights and measures can facilitate trade.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Phase out the commercial use of Schedule II units under the Weights and Measures Act, including pricing, packaging, advertising, billing, and measurement devices used in trade; 2. Phase out the use of Schedule II units in federal communications, digital services, and procurement; and 3. Require consumer products sold in Canada that display measurements to display Schedule I units by default.

The Education and Training Benefit is intended to help Veterans transition successfully to post-service life, achieve education and employment goals, and compete in the civilian workforce;

Veterans Affairs Canada's 2022 evaluation identified opportunities to improve ETB short-course funding and access to appropriate education and training; and

The ETB's current structure can limit Veterans' practical ability to use the benefit for education and training suited to their post-service goals.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commons in Parliament assembledto reform the Education and Training Benefit to: 1. Establish one flexible entitlement allowing approved formal, technical, vocational, professional, certified and industry-recognized education and training, including multiple programs or courses, to draw from a Veteran's available ETB entitlement; 2. Permit Veterans to transfer unused ETB entitlement to an eligible spouse, common-law partner or child for approved education and training; 3. Make ETB education and training payments non-taxable and, where federally possible, exclude them from unrelated income-tested federal calculations; 4. Ensure a substantially complete application submitted before training begins preserves eligibility while VAC adjudicates it, with reasonable exceptions for circumstances outside the Veteran's control; 5. Protect usable ETB eligibility time where participation in VAC rehabilitation prevents reasonable use of the benefit; and 6. Review the ETB's existing service thresholds, particularly their application to Reserve Force service, and examine a graduated entitlement model that more proportionately recognizes qualifying service below and between the existing thresholds.

Current guidelines rely primarily on gross annual income, which often includes overtime, bonuses, and irregular earnings. This approach can penalize parents who work overtime out of necessity, or to meet existing obligations, and create unstable support orders that fluctuate with temporary or unpredictable income;

While child support is intended to benefit children, there is currently no mechanism for transparency or accountability regarding how funds are used; and

Canadian families and economic conditions have changed significantly since the guidelines were introduced.

We, the undersigned,citizens of Canada affected by the child support guidelines, call upon theMinister of Justiceto: 1. Amend child support guideline calculations to be based on net income, excluding overtime and other non-guaranteed earnings, unless such income is demonstrably consistent and long-term; and 2. Initiate a comprehensive review that incorporates contemporary family structures, employment realities, and the best interests of children in today’s Canada.

Online businesses increasingly offer free trials, quizzes, assessments and other digital services that may result in unexpected charges or recurring subscriptions;

Consumers may be required to cancel a free trial to avoid being charged, meaning that forgetting or failing to act is treated as consent to purchase;

Consumers may also invest considerable time completing an online quiz, health questionnaire, cognitive assessment or other test before being told that payment is required to receive the results;

These practices can affect anyone but may disproportionately harm seniors, people experiencing cognitive decline, people with disabilities, and others who may be particularly vulnerable to confusing or manipulative online practices; and

Paying for something should require a conscious decision to buy it, not simply forgetting to say no.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commons in Parliament assembledto further strengthen consumer-protection and competition legislation to: 1. Require affirmative consent before a free trial converts to a paid subscription; 2. Provide that silence, inaction or failure to cancel does not constitute consent to begin paid recurring charges; 3. Require the price of online quizzes, tests or assessments to be clearly disclosed before a consumer begins them; 4. Require separate, explicit consent for recurring payments; and 5. Prohibit deceptive interface designs that make purchasing easy but cancellation unnecessarily difficult. Paying for something should require a conscious decision to buy it, not simply forgetting to say no.

Millions of Canadians continue to face financial barriers when seeking counselling, psychotherapy, addictions treatment, and other community-based mental health services;

Nearly one in five Canadians experiences a mental health problem or illness each year, and about half of Canadians will experience mental illness by age 40;

Canadians are too often forced to pay out of pocket, rely on inadequate private insurance, endure lengthy wait times, seek help only in crisis through emergency departments, or go without care altogether;

The human and economic costs of untreated mental illness are profound, placing growing pressure on hospitals, first responders, families, workplaces, and communities, while costing Canada’s economy billions of dollars annually;

Evidence shows that investing in timely, community-based mental health care improves outcomes, reduces long-term costs, and strengthens the sustainability of our public healthcare system; and

Canadians overwhelmingly support universal access to mental health care and have called for mental health to be treated with the same importance as physical health.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato:1. Work with provinces, territories, Indigenous partners, healthcare professionals, people with lived and living experience, and community organizations to establish parity between mental and physical health in Canada’s universal healthcare system; 1. Work with provinces, territories, Indigenous partners, healthcare professionals, people with lived and living experience, and community organizations to establish parity between mental and physical health in Canada’s universal healthcare system; 2. Provide stable, long-term federal funding to expand access to medically necessary mental health, addictions, and substance use services in every region of the country; and 3. Pass Bill C-280, the Mental Health Parity Act, to create a national framework that ensures Canadians can access medically necessary mental health, addictions, and substance use care based on need, not their ability to pay or where they live.

Canadian food labeling regulations currently contain a major loophole regarding "component ingredients," which allows secondary ingredients (such as annatto or artificial food colourings) to remain hidden from consumers if they are part of a standardized pre-made component (such as "cheddar cheese" or processed meats);

Tens of thousands of Canadian children suffer from severe allergic reactions, behavioral issues, and food intolerances tied directly to artificial food colourings and natural colorants like annatto;

The European Union (EU) successfully enforces a "Zero Loopholes" policy requiring every single food additive to be explicitly declared, forcing multinational corporations to manufacture cleaner, safer versions of their products for European store shelves while continuing to sell chemically altered, poorly labeled versions to Canadian families; and

Thirteen-year-olds and vulnerable consumers should not be required to possess advanced degrees in food science or reverse-engineer ingredient lists simply to eat safely.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commonsto: 1. Direct Health Canada to immediately amend the Food and Drug Regulations to close the component ingredient loophole, making it mandatory for all food manufacturers to explicitly list all sub-ingredients, colours, and additives used within a component; 2. Expand the Priority Allergen List or establish a secondary mandatory disclosure framework (similar to "May Contain" declarations) that requires clear, plain-language front-of-package warnings for artificial food colourings and common triggering colourants like annatto; and 3. Harmonize Canadian food safety and transparency standards with the European Union to ensure Canadian children receive the same health protections and ingredient honesty as children overseas.

Thousands of people in Vancouver are living without permanent housing, including people living on the streets and in shelters;

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, known for its high concentration of people experiencing homelessness, is an entire community suffering trauma, poverty, mental health challenges, addiction, discrimination, stigma, and the consequences of inadequate housing;

The recent landmark Superior Court Ruling, in May 2026, signals governments to take meaningful and proactive steps to ensure people have access to safe and adequate housing and the supports they need, without discrimination, and that courts can intervene when governments fail to meet these obligations; and

Political will is necessary to create real change by providing the desperately needed funding to accelerate further the development and implementation of the Housing First Program.

We, the undersigned,citizens of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commonsto: 1. Take immediate action to address the homelessness crisis in Vancouver, British Columbia by providing increased federal funding to the Province of British Columbia and its agencies to prioritize the Housing First Program; and 2. Commit this federal funding to increase the stock of adequate housing by at least 3,500 units over five years, to include: 1,000 supportive housing units, 500 complex-care housing units and 2,000 deeply affordable homes, with federal rent subsidies for deeply affordable rents of no more than 1/3 of net monthly income.

Canadian seniors who rely primarily on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) are facing increasing financial pressures as the cost of basic necessities, including housing, food, utilities, transportation, and health related expenses, continue to rise; and

Many seniors have little or no private pension or retirement savings. Significant changes to GIS were introduced in 2016, including an increase in benefits for the lowest-income single seniors. Since then, the cost of living has increased considerably, raising concerns about whether current OAS benefit levels and GIS income eligibility thresholds adequately reflect the financial circumstances of Canadian seniors.

We, the undersigned,residents of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commonsto:1. Conduct a comprehensive review of the adequacy of OAS payments for seniors aged 65 and older in relation to the current cost of living, and assess whether GIS income eligibility thresholds provide adequate support to low - and modest income seniors; 1. Conduct a comprehensive review of the adequacy of OAS payments for seniors aged 65 and older in relation to the current cost of living, and assess whether GIS income eligibility thresholds provide adequate support to low - and modest income seniors; 2. Based on the findings, consider increasing OAS benefits and adjusting GIS income eligibility thresholds to provide greater support to low - and modest income seniors; and 3. Establish a regular review process for OAS benefit levels and GIS income eligibility thresholds using relevant measures of changes in the cost of living and the financial circumstances of Canadian Seniors, and report publicly on the findings.

Canadians are enduring a cost-of-living crisis and a recession;

1 in 4 Canadians are food insecure;

Food Banks Canada’s Poverty Report Card gave Canada a failing grade in addressing food security; and

Canada produces the highest quality food in the most ethical and environmentally responsible manner in the world.

We, the undersigned,citizens of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Repeal all domestic taxes on food including the industrial carbon tax, the food packaging tax, and the Liberal fuel standard that adds 17 cents per litre of gas; 2. Remove the industrial carbon tax as it increases the price of farm equipment, fertilizer, and food processing; and 3. Support agriculture research by reversing the funding cuts to the three Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research and development centres and four satellite research farms, including the satellite farms at Scott, Saskatchewan and Indian Head, Saskatchewan.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable, fatal neurodegenerative disease, and most Canadians diagnosed with it live two to five years (ALS Society of Canada);

ALS and similar progressive diseases require sustained caregiving—help with eating, transferring, communication, and breathing—for months or years before death, usually from family members who reduce or leave paid employment;

Employment Insurance family caregiver benefits for adults require certification on sudden change in health rather than steady decline;

Employment Insurance compassionate care benefits require certification of a significant risk of death within 26 weeks (Employment Insurance Act, s, 23.1), and prognosis in these diseases cannot reliably be narrowed to such a window;

Caregivers therefore qualify for neither benefit during the long, middle period of the disease, when care needs are greatest; and

Provincial job-protected leave provides no income, and the Canada caregiver amounts (Income Tax Act, s. 118(1)(d)) are non-refundable credits that reduce tax payable but cannot produce a refund (Canada Revenue Agency, Federal Income Tax and Benefit Guide), and so are worth noting to a caregiver who has left the workforce.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato amend the Employment Insurance Act so that a confirmed diagnosis of a progressive, life-limiting neurodegenerative disease establishes eligibility for caregiving benefits without requiring certification of critical illness or of a significant risk of death within 26 weeks.

The government’s “AI for All” Strategy (published June 4, 2026) encourages heavy adoption of AI by businesses without considering the probable impacts on Canadian job numbers;

The Strategy earmarks $200 billion in taxpayer money for a speculative and unproven technology;

The Strategy fails to address the environmental and climate impacts of 60% AI adoption by 2034; and

The Strategy aims to “provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student” while disregarding the likely consequences to educational standards (i.e. widespread AI-enabled cheating).

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Immediately conduct a study of the Strategy’s likely impact on short-term and long-term Canadian job numbers; 2. If a net job loss is forecasted, rework the Strategy to prioritize job preservation and creation for Canadians; 3. Commit the $200 billion in stages, with subsequent investment dependent on real, tangible benefits for Canadians, and prioritize Canadian-owned, Canadian-housed servers; 4. Undertake a rigorous scientific assessment of the likely environmental and climate impacts of 60% AI adoption by 2034; 5. Work closely with the academic sector to ensure meaningful educational standards are maintained; 6. Uphold Canada’s national mandate to “foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts,” and protect the interests of Canadian creators against mass-produced AI content; and 7. Weighing all projected negative impacts (economic, educational, social, and environmental) against projected benefits, reassess whether there is a clear mandate for the Strategy, or whether it should be revoked or modified.

The Canada Health Act establishes public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility as national criteria for publicly funded health care;

Universal access to medically necessary health care based on need, rather than ability to pay, is fundamental to Canada’s health care system;

Evidence from systematic reviews has associated increased privatization and for-profit delivery of health care with poorer patient outcomes, reduced staffing, increased costs and inequities in access, while evidence that privatization improves quality of care remains limited;

The erosion of universal health care may occur through extra-billing and user charges, but also through the removal of medically necessary services from public coverage, inadequate public capacity, preferential access for those able to pay, or the diversion of health care resources toward private-pay delivery;

Changes in health care delivery must not permit the principles of the Canada Health Act to be circumvented;

We, the undersigned,People of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato1. Vigorously enforce the Canada Health Act and its principles of public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility; 1. Vigorously enforce the Canada Health Act and its principles of public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility; 2. Introduce legislation to strengthen and modernize the Act, including clearer national standards for reasonable access to medically necessary care; 3. Prevent circumvention of the Act through patient charges, membership or preferential-access fees, removal of medically necessary services from universal coverage, or other financial or structural barriers; 4. Strengthen conditions attached to federal health transfers to protect adequate public health care capacity and prevent the creation of two-tier access based on ability to pay; and 5. Establish stronger transparency, compliance and enforcement mechanisms to ensure federal health funding supports accessible, universal health care.

Canadians are being forced to circumnavigate the Canada Health Act and the underfunded and, in many cases, mismanaged public healthcare system in their own provinces by going to other provinces to pay for timely medical treatments themselves

Alberta and Ontario have passed legislation allowing for billing patients directly for healthcare services that should be publicaly funded according to the Canada Health Act

Alberta has introduced self-referral for privately funded diagnostic imaging that will divert resources to private testing facilities from the already strained public healthcare system and, in violation of the Canada Health Act, give preference to those that can afford to pay

Wait times for healthcare, and specifically emergency services, has increased across Canada to the point where people have unnecessarily died

We, the undersigned,Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato enforce the Canada Health Act by holding Alberta, Ontario and any other provinces in clear violation of the Canada Health Act to account; 1. Provide leadership and work with the Provinces to develop true national public healthcare system to close the loop hole of people paying for medical services in other provinces when they can not receive timely service in their own province; 2. Review national contributions to the public healthcare to enable closing of the loop hole to border jump for medical services and support the healthcare system that is nationally underfunded; and 3. Develop enforceable standards for provinces and the federal government to meet that will them accountable for delivery of timely and truly national healthcare.

The Government of Canada is legally obligated under the 2021 Safe Drinking Water for First Nations class action settlement agreement to introduce legislation that upholds First Nations’ equal right to clean, safe drinking water;

The Liberal government’s Bill C-37, the First Nations Clean Water Act, falls significantly short of this legal obligation, failing to recognize the human right of all First Nations individuals to clean drinking water;

Bill C-37 limits First Nations’ jurisdiction and authority over water to RESERVE LANDS ONLY, excluding lands over which Aboriginal title is claimed by a First Nation, or has been confirmed by a court;

The Liberals have excluded Article 25 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples from Bill C-37 to bypass First Nations’ rights in Modern Treaties and in traditional lands and territories; and

Just like in Bill C-5, Bill C-37 is part of a broader trend of the Carney Liberal government repeatedly violating Indigenous Constitutional and Treaty rights and ignoring their duty to consult and obtain the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples.

We, the undersigned,residents of Canada and First Nations,, call upon theGovernment of Canadato amend Bill C-37 to recognize the human right of all First Nations individuals to clean drinking water, to be compliant with ALL articles of UNDRIP, and to commit sufficient funding to ensure the right to clean water is upheld in practice.

In 2018, the Government of Canada established the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders to provide a tax-free benefit to the surviving families of fire fighters, paramedics, police officers, and other eligible public safety personnel who lose their lives in the line of duty;

The Memorial Grant Program provides a one-time benefit of $300,000, which has remained unchanged since the program was established in 2018;

Since 2018, inflation has increased by approximately 25%, significantly reducing the real value of the benefit and the financial support available to surviving families;

Numerous federal benefits and pension programs are automatically indexed to inflation to preserve their intended value, but not the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders; and

Families of first responders who make the ultimate sacrifice in service to Canadians deserve a benefit that ensures the long-term support originally intended by Parliament.

We, the undersigned,Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Increase the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders to reflect the cumulative increase in the Consumer Price Index since the program was established in 2018; and 2. Amend the Memorial Grant Program so that the benefit is automatically indexed annually to the Consumer Price Index, as published by Statistics Canada.

Despite research linking pesticide exposure to cancer, reproductive and neurological issues, the Government of Canada passed Bill C-30, amending the Pest Control Products Act, allowing Cabinet to override Health Canada scientific decisions for economic reasons. Thus, removing independent oversight and permitting reauthorization of harmful pesticides for up to six years; and,

Canada remains negligent regarding severe pesticide impacts:

Neonicotinoids (imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam) — Canada’s most used insecticides — are found in soils, waterways, and food at harmful levels to pollinators, wildlife and human health. A 2018 phaseout proposal was reversed after alleged industry interference. The EU banned outdoor use and restricts imports containing residues, threatening Canadian exports;

Atrazine, banned in the EU and classified a probable carcinogen by WHO in 2025, is detected in Quebec rivers;

2,4-D is still used despite cancer and endocrine disruption links;

Metolachlor contaminates Quebec waterways with no federal restriction;

Chlorpyrifos residues persist in imports despite its 2023 phaseout; and

Neonicotinoid use devastates tick predators (opossums, beetles, insectivorous birds), accelerating spread of disease-carrying ticks.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato:1. Repeal Bill C-30, Division 8 of the Pest Control Products Act;2. Ban all outdoor agricultural and ornamental neonicotinoid use;3. Ban atrazine immediately;4. Ban or restrict 2,4-D;5. Impose EU-comparable residue limits on metolachlor and chlorpyrifos;6. Protect natural tick predators by prohibiting neonicotinoids near wildlife habitat;7. Create a national public pesticide database; and8. Establish an independent pesticide evaluation body free from industry funding. 1. Repeal Bill C-30, Division 8 of the Pest Control Products Act; 2. Ban all outdoor agricultural and ornamental neonicotinoid use; 3. Ban atrazine immediately; 4. Ban or restrict 2,4-D; 5. Impose EU-comparable residue limits on metolachlor and chlorpyrifos; 6. Protect natural tick predators by prohibiting neonicotinoids near wildlife habitat; 7. Create a national public pesticide database; and 8. Establish an independent pesticide evaluation body free from industry funding.

Employment termination remains a serious social and economic challenge, particularly for Canadians aged 15 to 60 years old;

Statistics Canada estimates that roughly 4,000 to 4,200 Canadians lose their jobs every day;

Employment lawyers and labour advocates report that most Canadian employers attempt to undercut former employees and underpay their severance, offering only basic statutory minimums while ignoring much higher common law entitlements;

The Canada Labour Code mandates severance pay equal to only two days' wages per year of service, with a minimum of five days’ wages;

The Canada Labour Code mandates pay in lieu of notice of termination equal to one week’s wages per year of service, with a minimum of two weeks’ wages and a maximum of eight weeks’ wages;

The maximum severance under common law is typically 24 months’ wages, which is substantially higher than the provincial and federal standards;

Many employers purposely rely on the fact that workers are unaware of their entitlement to common law severance and will offer only the statutory minimum, which is much lower;

Most Canadians do not have the resources to file a legal claim against an employer, including legal fees of up to $200,000; and

Many Canadians suffer from adverse mental health impacts resulting from litigation.

We, the undersigned,Citizens of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commons in Parliament assembledto:1. Increase the statutory maximum to six months for pay in lieu of notice of termination; and 1. Increase the statutory maximum to six months for pay in lieu of notice of termination; and 2. Introduce statutory penalties for companies that routinely underpay severance or use internal contracts with restrictive termination clauses that severely limit payouts.

Canadians seeking emergency psychiatric care face excessively long wait times, frequently waiting between 6 to over 24 hours in emergency departments before being assessed by a mental health professional;

Patients frequently report encountering stigmatizing attitudes from healthcare staff, a lack of dignity in treatment, and feel their mental health crises are not taken seriously in emergency room environments;

There is a lack of standardized protocols and accountability regarding patient discharge, resulting in vulnerable individuals in acute mental distress being repeatedly turned away or discharged unsafely without preventative care;

The current crisis response model frequently relies on law enforcement rather than trained social workers or psychiatric professionals, which can escalate distress and criminalize individuals experiencing a mental health emergency;

Essential mental health treatments, preventative therapy, and ongoing psychological support are largely excluded from universal public healthcare coverage, forcing patients to rely on inadequate emergency rooms as a last resort;

Patients in rural or smaller communities face compounded barriers, including a severe lack of local psychiatric specialists, resulting in individuals being held in crisis for days until inpatient beds become available in larger centers; and

There is a significant deficiency in specialized training for hospital staff regarding trauma-informed care, safe de-escalation tactics, and the management of complex or less common psychiatric disorders.

We, the undersigned,Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato take legislative or funding action to address the systemic gaps in emergency psychiatric care across Canada in support of the "More for Carlos Act".

Canadian veterans have served Canada with commitment, sacrifice, and honour;

Current serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces may receive housing-related support, including the Canadian Forces Housing Differential, to help address the cost of suitable housing where they are posted;

Housing stability is recognized as important during service, and that need does not end when service ends;

Many veterans and their families face rising housing costs, including rent, mortgage payments, property taxes, utilities, insurance, and basic home maintenance;

Existing federal supports may provide emergency, temporary, or homelessness-related housing assistance, but Canada does not currently provide a dedicated, tax-free monthly housing benefit designed to cover veterans’ ongoing rent or mortgage payments;

Surviving spouses, partners, and eligible dependants may face serious financial hardship after the death of a veteran, including the risk of losing their home; and

No veteran or surviving family should be left without safe and stable housing.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Establish a dedicated, tax-free monthly housing benefit for Canadian veterans; 2. Ensure the benefit is sufficient to cover a veteran’s monthly rent or mortgage payment; 3. Ensure the benefit does not reduce, replace, or claw back existing veterans’ benefits, pensions, disability benefits, or survivor benefits; 4. Provide survivor protections, including the option to pay off an existing mortgage, provide a lump-sum housing payment for renters, or continue the monthly benefit for eligible survivors; 5. Make the benefit retroactive to January 1, 2020; and 6. Administer the benefit through Veterans Affairs Canada.