e-1289 (National day)
- Keywords
- Black Canadians
- Emancipation Day
- Slavery
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- 2017 is the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation;
- This anniversary is built on significant freedoms under the law;
- Canada has been a leader in the fight for human rights since the Act Against Slavery in 1793; and
- We are in the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent.
- Open for signature
- October 18, 2017, at 4:55 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 15, 2018, at 4:55 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
(Beaches—East York)
February 28, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02108) - Government response tabled
- April 16, 2018