e-501 (Rail transportation)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Transport
- The Algoma passenger train has not been operating for a year and has resulted in substantial hardships for residents, businesses, and other passengers;
- 75% of properties in proximity to the rail line are inaccessible except by rail service;
- Alternate ways of access are not reliable, safe, year round, or nonexistent;
- The few industrial roads are only maintained when and if industries need them, and are not for public use;
- Due to further economic downturns in Algoma district, we cannot afford this loss of train-related employment, economic impact and lack of safe, reliable access to continue;
- Passenger train service is necessary for First Nations to access remote regions of their traditional territories;
- The cancellation infringes on the federal government’s obligation of consultation with First Nations; and
- The Algoma passenger train has been the only safe, affordable, all-season access into the Algoma wilderness rail corridor for over 100 years.
- Open for signature
- August 16, 2016, at 9:04 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- December 14, 2016, at 9:04 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Carol Hughes
(Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing)
February 22, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01160) - Government response tabled
- March 7, 2017
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 13 |
British Columbia | 20 |
Manitoba | 4 |
New Brunswick | 2 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 1 |
Ontario | 502 |
Prince Edward Island | 1 |
Quebec | 13 |
Saskatchewan | 2 |
Yukon | 2 |