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e-491 (Foreign policy)
E-petition
Initiated by Marty Gobin from Pickering, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
- The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (hereinafter “Rome Statute”) was ratified by Canada in 2002;
- The Rome Statute provides for the prosecution in the International Criminal Court of serious violations of the law of nations, including crimes against humanity and war crimes;
- The ratification of the Rome Statute ensures that domestic political or other considerations of any given party to the Rome Statute do not prevent the prosecution of violations of the law of nations;
- The oversight of the International Criminal Court is increasingly important in a world where a state-sanctioned kidnapping is an “extraordinary rendition,” state-sanctioned torture is an “enhanced interrogation technique,” and a state-sanctioned secret kill list is a “Disposition Matrix”; and
- Canada should refrain from rendering military aid or intelligence to any nations which refuse to allow their citizens or residents to be prosecuted in the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, or other violations of the law of nations, as it cannot be assured that such assistance will not aid, directly or indirectly, in violations of the law of nations which may not be punished.
We, the undersigned, citizens or residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to enact a statute prohibiting the use of the Canadian Armed Forces, Communications Security Establishment, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and any other organization within the executive branch of the Canadian state from rendering assistance to any foreign nations which refuse to ratify the Rome Statute or attorn to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
- Open for signature
- September 25, 2018, at 9:22 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- January 23, 2019, at 9:22 a.m. (EDT)
