e-4710 (Justice)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Stella Quinn Crawford, a three year old from Alberta was killed by an impaired driver on the afternoon of April 15, 2023;
- Impaired driving is the leading criminal cause of death and injury in Canada;
- Individuals convicted of impaired driving causing death or bodily harm are often sentenced concurrently, regardless of how many people were injured or killed in the collision;
- Driving bans for impaired drivers may coincide with their incarceration, allowing the driver back on the road soon after their release;
- Every hour in Canada, an average of 10 federal criminal charges and provincial short-term license suspensions are laid for alcohol or drug-impaired driving;
- Every day, on average, four Canadians are killed and 175 are injured in impairment-related crashes;
- The majority of impaired drivers are repeat offenders; and
- Driving in Canada is a privilege, not a right.
- Open for signature
- December 5, 2023, at 9:16 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- April 3, 2024, at 9:16 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Earl Dreeshen
(Red Deer—Mountain View)
April 9, 2024 (Petition No. 441-02298)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 788 |
British Columbia | 156 |
Manitoba | 37 |
New Brunswick | 13 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 26 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 38 |
Ontario | 313 |
Prince Edward Island | 11 |
Quebec | 46 |
Saskatchewan | 36 |
Yukon | 1 |