e-2865 (Environment)
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The seaway is becoming increasingly important as an economic driver for all of Canada;
- The tonnage of ships on the St. Lawrence has increased greatly over the years;
- The federal government cancelled the Shoreline Protection Program in 1997;
- Through its inaction for more than 21 years, the government has abandoned its responsibility to maintain the shoreline protection structures that it built; and
- Shoreline erosion along the St. Lawrence, especially in the Montréal/Lac Saint-Pierre section, is becoming a growing environmental concern and threatening the safety and well-being of citizens and the integrity of their property.
- Open for signature
- September 29, 2020, at 2:33 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 29, 2020, at 2:33 p.m. (EDT)