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e-2511 (Health)

E-petition
Initiated by Josée Soulières from Chambly, Quebec

Original language of petition: French

Petition to the Prime Minister

Whereas:
  • Canadian foundations and organizations working to secure funding in order to deliver health care services to Canadians and to fund various research programs provide an essential service;
  • Funding for these foundations and organizations has been stopped and suspended indefinitely due to citizens and sponsors staying at home, engaging in social distancing and experiencing economic hardship;
  • Donations are the primary source of funding for these foundations and organizations;
  • The diseases covered by these foundations and organizations cause a greater number of deaths than does COVID-19;
  • The budgets of some of these foundations and organizations go mainly toward research projects that will help save many lives;
  • Diseases are not contained and continue to reach Canadians;
  • The 75% wage subsidy for organizations covers only a small part of the budget of these foundations and organizations; and
  • Many employees of these foundations and organizations are currently unemployed, and resuming fundraising activities will be difficult and time consuming.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Prime Minister to:
1) Support Canadian foundations and organizations so that the research projects and services delivered can continue, and subsidize these foundations and organizations in order to cover a portion of the research or services, and that this grant be other than the 75% wage subsidy; and
2) Provide tax credits for the entire amount given for these foundations and organizations.
Open for signature
April 15, 2020, at 2:21 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
August 13, 2020, at 2:21 p.m. (EDT)
Photo - Yves-François Blanchet
Beloeil—Chambly
Bloc Québécois Caucus
Quebec