e-590 (National historic sites)
- Keywords
- Heritage sites and buildings
- Navigation aids
- Partridge Island
- Port of Saint John
- Ports and harbours
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
- The City of Saint John is one of Canada’s most historic cities, being Canada’s First Incorporated City in 1785;
- The Port of Saint John has been involved with world-wide commerce since the 1630s;
- Our Port having been designated as “Canada’s Winter Port” in 1896, and in 1927, at the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation, having been designated a “National Port”;
- Partridge Island, being the site of New Brunswick’s first and Canada’s third navigational aids station (1791), Saint John’s front line of defense (1791 to 1945) and having been the site of a quarantine station from 1830 to 1942, providing services to mariners, Canadian residents/citizens and immigrants; and
- As one of Canada's major ports, we recognize the importance of the founding cultures of our Country: the First Nations, French, English, and other ethnic communities from around the world.
- Open for signature
- January 11, 2017, at 3:55 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 11, 2017, at 3:55 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Wayne Long
(Saint John—Rothesay)
June 7, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01466) - Government response tabled
- August 16, 2017
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
---|---|
Alberta | 62 |
British Columbia | 31 |
Manitoba | 4 |
New Brunswick | 1834 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 |
Northwest Territories | 4 |
Nova Scotia | 36 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 117 |
Prince Edward Island | 7 |
Quebec | 14 |
Saskatchewan | 7 |
Yukon | 1 |