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432-00466 (Foreign affairs)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
1. India is the worlds largest Democracy and hundreds of thousands of people of Indian decent now call Canada home.
2. Tens of thousands of Canadians of which many have a direct connection to farmers in India are concerned about the safety of farmers in particular from the Punjab who are protesting domestic legislative changes affecting their livelihoods.
3. Canada will respect the legislative independence of sovereign nations, but Canada must always stand for the protection of fundamental freedoms both at home and around the world as peacefully protesting is a fundamental right in a democracy.
We, the undersigned residents of the Province of Manitoba call upon Canadian parliamentarians to stand in support of Indian farmers who choose to have peaceful protests on the issues of farming and more.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Rob Oliphant
Canada is committed to the growth and diversification of our strategic partnership with India through constructive and forward-looking bilateral dialogue. Canada attaches great importance to protecting and advancing human rights, and the values of democracy, diversity, pluralism, and rule of law. These values are reflected in our engagement with all international partners, including the Government of India.
The Government of Canada has continued to monitor protests by farmers in India, including the multiple dialogues between the government and farmers union representatives and the intervention of the Supreme Court of India in January 2021. Canada welcomes the Government of India’s commitment to ongoing dialogue to discuss issues of concern.
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Kevin Lamoureux
(Winnipeg North)
January 29, 2021 (Petition No. 432-00466) - Government response tabled
- March 22, 2021
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.