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e-927 (Land use)

E-petition
Initiated by Simone Hengen from Regina, Saskatchewan

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Whereas:
  • Canada's old growth prairie is representative of the most endangered and least protected ecosystems on the planet (The Hohhot Declaration, July 2008; Dan Kraus, October 24, 2016) and provides a vast array of ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, species-at-risk habitat, soil and water conservation;
  • Retaining the public ownership and ecological integrity of the former Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) Pastures answers Canada's obligations to our international commitments including the UN Convention on Biodiversity and Aichi Accord, Paris Accord, the Migratory Bird Convention as well as our national biodiversity strategy, Pathway to Canada Target 1; and
  • Retaining public ownership and ecological integrity of the former PFRA Pastures aligns with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, contributes to Canada's commitment to Indigenous peoples under the numbered Treaties and responds to Reconciliation efforts.
We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to work with livestock producers, First Nations and Métis organizations, local committees and conservation organizations to create a multi-use prairie conservation network on all former PFRA Community Pastures that meets ranchers' needs for grazing and protects Canada's 75-year investment in the ecological wellbeing of this important ecosystem and its biodiversity, treaty, climate change, and heritage values.
Government response tabled on October 25, 2017 (Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-171-01)
Open for signature
March 8, 2017, at 2:47 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
July 6, 2017, at 2:47 p.m. (EDT)
Presented to the House of Commons
Wayne Stetski (Kootenay—Columbia)
September 20, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01646)
Government response tabled
October 25, 2017
Photo - Wayne Stetski
Kootenay—Columbia
New Democratic Party Caucus
British Columbia