43rd Parliament291Not answered before dissolutionAugust 15, 2021432-01206432-01206 (Animals)JeremyPatzerCypress Hills—GrasslandsConservativeSKJune 22, 2021June 2, 2021Petition to Health Canada and the Hon. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health Whereas, uncontrolled Richardson's ground squirrels' populations can potentially expose Canadians to the risk of harm or injury in rural areas;Whereas, uncontrolled Richardson's ground squirrels' populations can pose serious threats to the Canadian agricultural industry and can result in serious injuries to livestock;Whereas, strychnine, when used properly, is the most effective and efficient measure to control populations of Richardson's ground squirrels;Whereas, there are currently no viable alternatives to strychnine to control populations of Richardson's ground squirrels;Whereas, Health Canada's decision to ban the use of strychnine will have unintended negative consequences for the Canadian economy and, particularly, the economies of the prairie provinces; and,Whereas, the Governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have stated their opposition to Health Canada's decision, citing the limited environmental effects of the product when used properly;We, the undersigned citizens of Canada, call upon Health Canada and the Hon. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, to reverse their decision to ban the sale and use of strychnine under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, and to conduct research to study potential alternatives to strychnine which would serve to control the populations of Richardson’s ground squirrels that are comparable to strychnine in effectiveness, efficiency, and costs.Pest Control Products ActPesticidesResearch and researchersRichardson ground squirrelsStrychnine43rd Parliament229Not certifiedNovember 6, 2020e-2711e-2711 (Animals)AutumnDyckJeremyPatzerCypress Hills—GrasslandsConservativeSKJuly 8, 2020, at 5:39 p.m. (EDT)November 5, 2020, at 5:39 p.m. (EDT)November 6, 2020Petition to the <Addressee type="4" affiliationId="253395" mp-riding-display="1">Minister of Health</Addressee>Whereas:Uncontrolled Richardson’s ground squirrels’ populations can potentially expose Canadians to the risk of harm or injury in rural areas;Uncontrolled Richardson’s ground squirrels’ populations can pose serious threats to the Canadian agricultural industry and can result in serious injuries to livestock;Strychnine, when used properly, is the most effective and efficient measure to control populations of Richardson’s ground squirrels;There are currently no viable alternatives to strychnine to control populations of Richardson’s ground squirrels;Health Canada’s decision to ban the use of strychnine will have unintended negative consequences for the Canadian economy and, particularly, the economies of the prairie provinces; andThe Governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have stated their opposition to Health Canada’s decision, citing the limited environmental effects of the product when used properly.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada,, call upon the Minister of Health to reverse their decision to ban the sale and use of strychnine under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, and to conduct research to study potential alternatives to strychnine, which would serve to control the populations of Richardson’s ground squirrels that are comparable to strychnine in effectiveness, efficiency and costs.Pest Control Products ActPesticidesResearch and researchersRichardson ground squirrelsStrychnine43rd Parliament229Not certifiedJune 23, 2020e-2447e-2447 (Science and technology)NicholasTracyJenicaAtwinFrederictonGreen PartyNBFebruary 24, 2020, at 3:41 p.m. (EDT)June 23, 2020, at 3:41 p.m. (EDT)June 23, 2020Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) was created by the Government of Canada in 1977 to provide financial support for research by qualified scholars;Until 1992, the SSHRC administered its research grants directly, and it was possible for self-employed scholars and scholars between academic employments to obtain research funding;In 1992, the SSHRC decided it would cease to administer its own grants and co-opted universities for that purpose;When universities took on responsibility for administration of SSHRC research grants, they restricted access to funding to scholars with university affiliation;Ad hoc honorary academic appointments were used to provide continued access to funding, but these were patronage positions;When universities enforce regulations limiting academic appointments to those scholars needed for teaching purposes, the original intentions of the SSHRC can not be fully realized; andIn June 2019, the SSHRC gave consideration to finding a process by which qualified but unaffiliated scholars could access funding, but voted not to create a sub-committee for that purpose.We, the undersigned, the scholarly community of Canada, call upon the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry to require the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to honour and facilitate its original mandate to provide open competition for research funding for all qualified Canadian scholars regardless of university affiliation.Research and researchersSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council