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e-5091 (Culture and heritage)

E-petition
Initiated by Brandon Ly from Nepean, Ontario

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled

Whereas:
  • Many Canadians consult websites such as Wikipedia, which use photos released under Creative Commons licenses, as a means of educating themselves on topics;
  • The Official Portraits of Members of Parliament are not currently released under a free use license; and
  • Other parliamentary bodies, such as the Parliament of the United Kingdom, have released Official Portraits of Members of Parliament under free use licenses such as the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to release all Official Portraits of Members of Parliament under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Open for signature
August 20, 2024, at 12:23 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
November 18, 2024, at 12:23 p.m. (EDT)
Photo - Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Beaches—East York
Liberal Caucus
Ontario