e-4189 (Civil and human rights)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Since their arrival as immigrants in 1750 German and Austrian Canadians have contributed significantly to Canada's development;
- They helped Britain conquer New France, and of 30,000 German soldiers Britain recruited to help suppress the American Revolution, more than 2,000 remained in Canada;
- German and Austrian immigrants founded Lunenburg, Moncton, and the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia, and helped to found York (modern day Toronto) and Berlin (today's Kitchener) in Ontario;
- Three Canadians of German descent , Charles Fisher (Fischer) William Henry Steeves (Stieff) and Sir Charles Tupper, were Fathers of Confederation;
- Two German Canadians served as Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Charles Tupper, as 6th and John Diefenbaker, as 13th;
- During World Wars I and II, innocent German and Austrian Canadians were interned in Canada alongside enemy combatants without regard for their loyalty to Canada; and
- The Government of Canada has apologized to the Ukrainian Canadian, Japanese Canadian and Italian Canadian communities for the wrongful internment of their members.
- Open for signature
- November 10, 2022, at 3:10 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 10, 2023, at 3:10 p.m. (EDT)