e-1509 (Oil and gas)
- Keywords
- Federal-provincial-territorial relations
- Kinder Morgan Canada
- Oil and gas
- Trans Mountain pipeline
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Trans Mountain pipeline project is of national importance as it has significant economic benefits for our entire country, which in turn supports social programs across Canada;
- British Columbia’s NDP government has introduced regulations that could prevent the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline project, even after it has passed rigorous, independent and evidence-based decision-making on the safety of the project;
- Section 92 of our Constitution outlines all of the provincial powers, and specifically gives the federal government control over shipping lines, railways, canals, telegraphs and other works or undertakings that connect one province with one another;
- Parliament can declare that the Trans Mountain pipeline, and the products it carries, work for the “general advantage of Canada”;
- Parliament has a duty to ensure that local issues do not supersede the national interests of our country; and
- The Prime Minister has a duty to maintain national unity.
- Open for signature
- February 13, 2018, at 3:53 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 13, 2018, at 3:53 p.m. (EDT)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 6878 |
British Columbia | 1567 |
Manitoba | 166 |
New Brunswick | 89 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 84 |
Northwest Territories | 7 |
Nova Scotia | 92 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 997 |
Prince Edward Island | 8 |
Quebec | 95 |
Saskatchewan | 481 |
Yukon | 6 |