e-1452 (Building Code)
- Keywords
- Animal rights and welfare
- Building code
- Farms
- Fire safety
- National Research Council of Canada
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
- More than 470,000 farm animals have died in barn fires in Canada between January 2015 and November 2017;
- It is very difficult to evacuate animals who are contained in cages and stalls from a burning barn;
- Barn fires are usually attended by rural fire departments whose response time is longer than those in urban areas and barns are often engulfed in flames on their arrival;
- The National Research Council is currently updating the National Farm Building Code; and
- The current plan for the updated National Farm Building Code does not include protection for animals.
- Open for signature
- January 17, 2018, at 9:50 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 17, 2018, at 9:50 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Robert Oliphant
(Don Valley West)
May 28, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02391) - Government response tabled
- August 22, 2018
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 589 |
British Columbia | 2618 |
Manitoba | 219 |
New Brunswick | 75 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 34 |
Northwest Territories | 6 |
Nova Scotia | 157 |
Ontario | 3554 |
Prince Edward Island | 45 |
Quebec | 1090 |
Saskatchewan | 116 |
Yukon | 11 |