e-1058 (Protection of the environment)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-3-39 Government Response to petitions concerning the protection of the environment
- Climate change and global warming
- Environmental protection
- Meat and livestock industry
- Web sites
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- The climatechange.gc.ca website lists the "Top 10 Things You Can Do To Help" but fails to acknowledge food choice as a critical contributor to each Canadian's environmental footprint;
- Eliminating most or all animal products from one's diet cannot be ignored by Canadians eager to optimize their personal carbon and water footprint;
- Agriculture is identified among the "Causes of Climate Change" on the website. As it is a significant part of the climate change crisis it should be part of Canada's solution;
- The climatechange.gc.ca website recognizes that reducing short-term forcers like methane "will quite quickly lead to reduced atmospheric levels of such substances"; and
- The Dieticians of Canada have declared a fully plant-based diet not only safe but among the most healthful; therefore, animal agriculture is an emissions sector that, unlike most sectors featuring fossil fuel pollution, can be eliminated entirely from a Canadian's footprint;
- Open for signature
- June 27, 2017, at 1:55 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 25, 2017, at 1:55 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
(Beaches—East York)
December 4, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01936) - Government response tabled
- January 29, 2018
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 31 |
British Columbia | 69 |
Manitoba | 12 |
New Brunswick | 11 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 18 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 21 |
Ontario | 264 |
Prince Edward Island | 10 |
Quebec | 180 |
Saskatchewan | 12 |