e-1179 (Canadian heritage)
- Keywords
- Cultural symbols
- Flowers
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Canada does not currently have a National Flower;
- A National Flower that naturally occurs in every province and territory would be a symbol of Canada that would connect us with each other and with this great land;
- The Master Gardeners of Ontario created an online poll to choose a National Flower that would (a) occur in every province and territory, and (b) not already be an official provincial or territorial flower; and
- Almost 10,000 Canadians voted in the poll over a four-month period, and 79.5 per cent of the voters chose Cornus Canadensis (Bunchberry/Quatre-temps/Kawiscowimin (Cree)) as their preferred choice.
- Open for signature
- July 11, 2017, at 4:02 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- November 8, 2017, at 4:02 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
(Beaches—East York)
December 4, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01937) - Government response tabled
- January 29, 2018