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e-1747 (Refugees)
E-petition
Initiated by Eric Lorenzen from Marmora, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- LGBT people face extreme persecution and violence in many countries, for example in Iran;
- The number of LGBT refugees resettled in Canada has decreased since 2015; and
- The situation is urgent because it is unsafe for LGBT people to remain in many refugee camps or to seek asylum in neighbouring countries.
We, the undersigned, Canadians, call upon the Government of Canada to significantly reduce processing times for refugees and internally displaced LGBT persons, to make the Rainbow Refugee Assistance program a regular on-going program with multi-year funding, and to work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to ensure that LGBT refugees receive adequate services in a non-discriminatory environment.
- Open for signature
- June 19, 2018, at 10:37 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 17, 2018, at 10:37 a.m. (EDT)
