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e-2776 (Economy and finance)
- Keywords
- Atlantic salmon
- Canada Pension Plan
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
- Investment
- Open-pen aquaculture
- Pensions and pensioners
E-petition
Initiated by Sean Wood from Parksville, British Columbia
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) manages over $400 billion of Canadians' pension savings;
- The CPPIB currently invests over $200 million in foreign open-net pen aquaculture for imported Atlantic salmon;
- Open-net pen salmon farms contaminate wild salmon habitat with chemicals, parasites, viruses and diseases - all of which threaten the health of wild Pacific salmon runs;
- Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) is a common virus, found in over 80% of farmed Atlantic salmon;
- PRV can cause heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI), which is a deadly viral fish disease. PRV and HSMI both threaten the survival of wild salmon;
- For years, Fisheries and Oceans Canada have been aware that both PRV and HSMI are detected in Atlantic open-net pen salmon farms in B.C.;
- To protect their wild salmon populations, Washington state passed legislation banning PRV-infected farmed salmon in 2018; and
- Divesting Canadians' pensions from PRV-infected open-net pen aquaculture operations is an important step in protecting wild salmon.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to request the CPPIB to divest from any open-net pen aquaculture investment opportunities, foreign-owned or otherwise.
November 18, 2020 (Petition No. 432-00244)
