e-116 (Horsemeat)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-208-01 Government Response to petitions concerning horsemeat
- Food safety
- Horses
- International trade
- Meat
- Meat and livestock industry
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
- That horses are ordinarily kept and treated as sport and companion animals;
- That horses are not raised primarily as food-producing animals;
- That horses are commonly administered drugs that are strictly prohibited from being used at any time in all other food-producing animals destined for the human food supply; and
- That Canadian horsemeat products that are currently being sold for human consumption in domestic and international markets are likely to contain prohibited substances.
- Open for signature
- August 23, 2016, at 7:55 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- December 21, 2016, at 7:55 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Mark Holland
(Ajax)
April 19, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02240) - Government response tabled
- June 4, 2018
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
---|---|
Alberta | 553 |
British Columbia | 1128 |
Manitoba | 98 |
New Brunswick | 87 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 19 |
Northwest Territories | 5 |
Nova Scotia | 102 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 2981 |
Prince Edward Island | 38 |
Quebec | 239 |
Saskatchewan | 62 |
Yukon | 1 |