e-4826 (Health)
- Keywords
- Abortion
- Department of Health
- Health care funding
- Information dissemination
- Reproductive health
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The 2021 Liberal Party Platform promised to “provide up to $10 million to Health Canada to develop an easily accessible portal that provides accurate, judgement-free, and evidence-based information on sexual and reproductive health and rights, which will include a section that counters misinformation about abortion.”;
- The Liberal government’s December 16, 2021, mandate letters to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Youth instructed them to: “…ensure that all Canadians have access to the sexual and reproductive health services they need, no matter where they live, by … developing a sexual and reproductive health rights information portal…”;
- Hundreds of anti-abortion groups across Canada, including “crisis pregnancy centres,” spread disinformation on abortion and contraception, which misleads the public, creates potential health risks, and reinforces abortion stigma; and
- A centralized, federally-run website with accurate information about reproductive health services, including abortion, would enhance access for all Canadians needing those services, and reduce the harmful impact of medical misinformation.
- Open for signature
- March 5, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 3, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 116 |
British Columbia | 243 |
Manitoba | 51 |
New Brunswick | 31 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 47 |
Ontario | 393 |
Prince Edward Island | 3 |
Quebec | 84 |
Saskatchewan | 42 |
Yukon | 5 |