e-4991 (Environment)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The proposed 60 km route for Highway 413 would cut through 2,000 acres of farmland, 85 waterways, 220 wetlands, and the habitats of 29 federally listed threatened and endangered species, which must be protected as per the Federal Fisheries Act and the Species at Risk Act;
- The absence of meaningful consultation with Indigenous communities on the Highway 413 project undermines the principles of reconciliation and jeopardises Indigenous rights;
- Canadians have expressed profound disappointment with the current approach to the Highway 413 project;
- Comprehensive federal environmental assessment (EA) could mitigate potential environmental harm and ensure sustainable development;
- The federal government has a responsibility for overseeing responsible, predictable, and constitutionally robust, environmental review; and
- The cancellation of the Highway 413 EA is neither warranted nor advisable in response to recent legal developments.
- Open for signature
- May 22, 2024, at 2:43 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 21, 2024, at 2:43 p.m. (EDT)