E-petitions to the House of Commons

Canada has had a longstanding tradition of including prayer in military ceremonies, such as Remembrance Day, where members of all faiths have been invited to reflect and/or pray the way they wish;

Despite a unanimous motion passed in the House of Commons on November 8, 2024, affirming Chaplains’ right to pray during such ceremonies, the Department of National Defence under the Liberal government issued Military Personnel Instruction 03/26 in 2026 prohibiting military chaplains and personnel from reciting traditional, faith-specific prayers, mentioning God, or wearing explicit religious symbols during official, mandatory public events;

“Military Personnel Instruction 03/26” dishonours the legacy of Chaplains who have served Canadian Forces and their families courageously during peace and war; and

The Supreme Court of Canada recognized the right to declare religious beliefs openly without fear of hindrance or reprisal guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms under Section 2(a) Freedom of Religion and Conscience.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theMinister of National Defenceto reverse the discriminatory religious directive “Military Personnel Instruction 03/26” and reinstate Canada’s tradition of freedom to pray at official Remembrance Day ceremonies.

Prayer, chaplaincy and religious services were part of Canadian service members' lived experience in both World Wars;

Remembrance Day exists to remember those who served, including their traditions and beliefs;

Veterans Affairs Canada recognizes prayers and sacred traditions within commemorative ceremonies that "pass on the traditions of remembrance";

King George VI called his people to prayer for the forces liberating Europe on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and to thanksgiving to God and remembrance of the fallen on VE Day, 8 May 1945;

During the Second World War, Father Michael Dalton served as Roman Catholic chaplain to the brigade that included the Essex Scottish, celebrating Mass and providing confession, prayer and pastoral care to its soldiers;

Major Frederick Tilston, VC, as Essex Scottish adjutant, documented working with its padres to assist with burials;

The Royal Canadian Dragoons, whose Colonel-in-Chief is King Charles III, preserve Regimental Prayers and a Christian Regimental Hymn, and in 2022 their chaplain read the Regimental Prayer commemorating their 1945 liberation of Leeuwarden;

Historically documented regimental prayers, religious services and traditions of remembrance form part of Canada's cultural, historical and military heritage; and

Preserving that heritage does not require any person to profess a religion or participate in prayer.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato ensure that Canadian Armed Forces policies permit historically appropriate prayers and religious observances at Remembrance Day ceremonies, including denominational and regimental prayers associated with Canada's military history, with participation entirely voluntary.

Canada has listed the IRGC as a terrorist entity and designated Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism;

Iranian security forces, including IRGC, have been implicated in killing tens of thousands of protesters and civilians in Iran;

Evidence indicating that certain Iranian engineering and telecommunications companies have reportedly entered into contracts with the IRGC and other Iranian state and security institutions;

Iranian authorities have reportedly used surveillance technologies, telecommunications infrastructure, and monitoring systems to identify, track, arrest, and repress protesters, with detainees facing torture, unfair trials, and execution;

Concerns have been raised regarding the potential role of those Iranian engineering and telecommunications companies in supplying surveillance towers, telecommunications infrastructure, and monitoring equipment that may have assisted the IRGC in identifying protesters and facilitating their arrests and subsequent persecution; and

Any IRGC cooperation facilitating human rights violations warrants investigation and accountability.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato:1. Impose sanctions on Iranian engineering and telecommunications companies with substantiated involvement in supporting the IRGC or facilitating serious human rights violations, where the applicable legal criteria are met; 2. Investigate and impose sanctions on the current and former principal owners, CEOs, board members, and senior executives of these Iranian engineering and telecommunications companies who meet the applicable legal criteria for individual sanctions; 3. Investigate their Canadian immigration status; 4. Refer credible evidence to the appropriate authorities to assess inadmissibility and pursue removal proceedings where legally justified;5. Take appropriate measures to prevent their entry into Canada where legally warranted; and6. investigate their assets and financial activities in Canada. 4. Refer credible evidence to the appropriate authorities to assess inadmissibility and pursue removal proceedings where legally justified; 5. Take appropriate measures to prevent their entry into Canada where legally warranted; and 6. investigate their assets and financial activities in Canada.

Statistics Canada marked a 245% increase in hate crimes across Canada between 2015 and 2025;

Canadian security agencies have warned about the rise of domestic and internationally affiliated hate groups in Canada, with CBC revealing in March 2026 that over 30 of the 200+ global active clubs are based in Canada;

According to CSIS’ Public Report 2025, nearly 1 in 10 CSIS terrorism investigations involve a suspect under 18, underscoring the rise of youth radicalization; and

Over a dozen whistleblowers revealed to the BBC that TikTok and Meta allowed harmful content to proliferate following evidence that algorithmic outrage increased engagement.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Commission an immediate public inquiry investigating the rise of hate and extremist groups in Canada and outlining recommendations for all levels of government; 2. Publicly declare that Canada has a hate crime crisis and send a relevant Public Safety Canada briefing to all municipal and provincial governments; 3. Strengthen the transparency and timeliness of the process pertaining to the listing of organizations meeting the legal threshold for designation as terrorist entities, while ensuring clear criteria, appropriate procedural safeguards, and meaningful judicial review; 4. Establish a national, live data-sharing platform for hate crime reporting while protecting privacy rights; and 5. Emulate internationally proven best practices to reduce hate on very large online platforms while safeguarding privacy, including mandating auditing of API data by independent researchers, creating non-algorithmic feeds, and labeling AI-generated content.

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.

There are at least 700 known Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp agents currently in Canada;

The IRGC is a listed terrorist entity;

The Toronto Police stated on their website that “What we are dealing with in this case and in other unrelated incidents, including shootings at synagogues and Jewish schools, is a recurring and similar modus operandi -- criminals for hire”;

CBSA has taken action against only 48 out of the over 700 IRGC agents;

The UK government has a travel advisory against Canada stating, “Terrorists are likely to carry out attacks in Canada”;

Within one week there were 5 major antisemitic attacks; and

Jews do not feel safe in Canada.

We, the undersigned,citizens of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Immediately investigate, deport and publish an update on the 700 suspected IRGC officials; 2. Heighten the security screenings surrounding immigration and refugee applications, while not infringing on Canadians' privacy rights; 3. Work with provincial and municipal governments to improve security measures and precedents around vulnerable events and places of worship (specifically but not limited to synagogues); 4. Finally condemn anti-Zionism as the modern form of antisemitism; 5. Immediately pass bills C-255 and C-257; 6. Replace the “Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion” with a house special committee on terrorism and hate crimes; and 7. Protect Jewish Canadians, and Canadians as a whole, against further terrorist attacks, allowed by the current government.

Since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, Afghans who supported education, women’s rights, civil society, and community development face heightened risk of persecution because of their lawful and peaceful activities;

Additionally, Afghans who belong to an ethnic minority and/or who are not Sunni Muslims face a well-founded risk of persecution if returned to Afghanistan and are at risk in Afghanistan of arbitrary arrest, detention, torture, and other forms of serious mistreatment on account of their ethnicity and/or religion;

Many of these individuals and their families fled to Pakistan and are awaiting resettlement to Canada through humanitarian and refugee pathways;

Afghan refugees in Pakistan increasingly face detention, loss of legal status, and deportation to Afghanistan, where they may face retaliation or imprisonment; and

Canada has committed to protecting vulnerable Afghans.

We, the undersigned,citizens or residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Urgently expedite refugee and humanitarian applications for at-risk Afghans in Pakistan; 2. Implement temporary protection measures to prevent deportation while applications are under review; and 3. Increase processing capacity for Afghan cases in Pakistan to reduce dangerous delays.

Medhani Yohans, a non-citizen and sponsored refugee from Eritrea with "Protected Person" status, has a documented history of violence including convictions for sexual assault against strangers;

The individual has demonstrated a persistent disregard for public safety and the Canadian judicial system, having been repeatedly arrested and charged for breaching court-ordered probation conditions within hours of his release; and

The Guelph Police Service has issued multiple public safety warnings explicitly identifying this individual as a high-risk offender who poses a specific danger to women.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato:1. Direct the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to immediately issue a formal "Danger Opinion" regarding Medhani Yohans to override his protected status and enforce his deportation order; and2. Review and reform the administrative thresholds required for the CBSA to issue a "Danger Opinion" in cases involving repeat violent offenders and sex offenders, prioritizing public safety over protected immigration status. 1. Direct the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to immediately issue a formal "Danger Opinion" regarding Medhani Yohans to override his protected status and enforce his deportation order; and 2. Review and reform the administrative thresholds required for the CBSA to issue a "Danger Opinion" in cases involving repeat violent offenders and sex offenders, prioritizing public safety over protected immigration status.

The immigration status of victims of family or domestic violence often depends on the abusive spouse;

Canada has created a temporary resident permit for victims of family violence, which allows victims to escape their situation and which gives them a new future;

The temporary resident permit for victims of family violence has four eligibility requirements, including "experiencing abuse or neglect by your spouse or common-law partner (your abuser) while in Canada”;

Victims of family or domestic violence who experienced violence in Canada but were able to leave the abusive relationship while in Canada are regularly excluded from making a request because of this requirement, which puts them in a vulnerable situation; and

Family violence can continue even after the relationship ends, which is known as post-separation abuse.

We, the undersigned,citizens of Canada,call upon theMinister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenshipto:1. Review the eligibility requirements and directives of the temporary resident permit for victims of family violence in order to further protect victims during and after their relationship with an abusive spouse; and2. Review the complexity of the process for the temporary resident permit for victims of family violence in order to simplify and speed up immigration requests. 1. Review the eligibility requirements and directives of the temporary resident permit for victims of family violence in order to further protect victims during and after their relationship with an abusive spouse; and 2. Review the complexity of the process for the temporary resident permit for victims of family violence in order to simplify and speed up immigration requests.

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.

A primary defining characteristic of all Canadians is resilience; and

Recognizing this requires a special day.

We, the undersigned,citizens of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commons in Parliament assembledto designate September 24 as National Resilience Day.

The butter tart is a cherished Canadian dessert and an important part of Canada's culinary and cultural heritage;

Since 2013, Canadian bakers, butter tart festivals, tourism organizations, agricultural producers, and communities have celebrated National Butter Tart Day on June 1st;

June 1st is already widely recognized and promoted by Canadian bakeries, butter tart festivals, tourism organizations, media outlets, and consumers as National Butter Tart Day;

June 1st has become an established and inclusive annual tradition that supports Canadian bakeries, food tourism, local economies, and agricultural industries; and

The Canadian butter tart community celebrates both traditional recipes and creative interpretations that reflect the diversity and innovation of Canadian baking culture.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commonsto officially recognize June 1st as National Butter Tart Day in Canada.

"A Million Acts of Love" was established by Victoria, B.C. teenager Felix Townsin to honour his sister Lexi, who passed away from a rare disease called Blau syndrome;

The campaign encouraged individuals to participate in acts of kindness and community impact, reaching more than one million registered acts by December 16, 2024, what would have been Lexi’s 12th birthday;

Designating a "A Million Acts of Love" Month is a national call to action that encourages people across Canada to take meaningful action, turning what they care about into positive impact in their communities and beyond;

The month would invite individuals, families, schools, businesses, community groups and organizations to take action on the issues that matter to them, from poverty, health and inclusion to the environment, animals, education and community connection;

For youth, the month would also be an opportunity to discover purpose, develop leadership, build confidence and resilience and see that their ideas, interests and actions can make a difference in the world around them; and

The goal is not only to inspire action during one month, but to help Canadians build lasting habits of service, connection and community impact throughout the year.

We, the undersigned,citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theHouse of Commonsto establish November 16 to December 16 as "A Million Acts of Love Month" throughout Canada.

The Battle of Ridgeway was fought on June 2, 1866, in what is now Fort Erie, Ontario, by Canadian militiamen defending the territory and people of what would become Canada;

Nine Canadian militiamen were killed during the Battle of Ridgeway, and additional Canadians later died from wounds or disease contracted during the 1866 Fenian Raids campaign;

Those who died during the campaign were among the first combat dead of what would become the Canadian Army;

The service and sacrifice of those Canadians are not presently commemorated in Canada’s Books of Remembrance in the Memorial Chamber on Parliament Hill;

Canada’s Books of Remembrance already commemorate individuals who died defending territories that became part of Canada before Confederation or before their entry into Confederation; and

Permanent recognition in Canada’s Books of Remembrance would ensure that the Canadians who gave their lives during the 1866 Fenian Raids campaign are appropriately honoured as part of Canada’s military history.

We, the undersigned,Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato formally recognize the nine Canadian militiamen killed at the Battle of Ridgeway, together with the additional Canadians who died from wounds or disease contracted during the 1866 Fenian Raids campaign, by including their names in Canada’s Books of Remembrance, as befits their sacrifice defending our nascent country.