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441-00289 (Foreign affairs)
- Keywords
- Exports
- Oil and gas
- Russia
- Ukraine
- War
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
The recent military action by Russia against Ukraine represents a clear violation of both international law and any reasonably acceptable relationship between neighboring countries; and
Many of Canada's NATO allies are dependent on Russian oil and gas imports.
Therefore, we, the undersigned residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to take all reasonable and appropriate actions to increase Canadian oil and gas exports to Western Europe to alleviate our allies' dependence on Russia.
Response by the Minister of Natural Resources
Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, P.C., M.P.
The Government of Canada has been at the forefront of the international community’s support for Ukraine and its people, and in its condemnation of the Russian leadership’s unprovoked and unjustifiable invasion. Among Canada’s economic measures, the Prime Minister announced on February 28, 2022, a ban on all imports of crude oil, gas and other petroleum products from Russia.
Canada is working with Allies bilaterally and in various multilateral fora including the G7, G20 and International Energy Agency to identify options to stabilize global energy markets and reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian oil and gas products, including through further exports of low-carbon oil and gas. To this end, Canada recently announced an increase of oil and gas exports, the equivalent of up to 300,000 barrels per day by the end of 2022, with the intention of displacing Russian oil and gas while not increasing global emissions.
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Michael Kram
(Regina—Wascana)
March 28, 2022 (Petition No. 441-00289) - Government response tabled
- May 11, 2022
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.