44th Parliament207Open for signatureMarch 14, 2024e-4821e-4821 (Civil and human rights)PeterZanetteMikeMorriceKitchener CentreGreen PartyONMarch 14, 2024, at 5:31 p.m. (EDT)June 12, 2024, at 5:31 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:The human rights of volunteers have been protected by legal practice and it is essential that this protection be codified in the Canadian Human Rights Act, this includes volunteers involved in federal election campaigns;Diversity is not always visible, and it should be celebrated, not a target of hate, so protection is needed in the Canadian Human Rights Act for persons who choose to display their identity while working or volunteering;Issues like Black Lives Matter or pro-choice, pro-life etc., are important but this portion focuses on a person's individual identity with respect to the enumerated grounds of the Canadian Human Rights Act;This is a complex issue and the Canadian Human Rights Commission is best suited to develop a working policy on implementation; and One should not be judged by their identity displayed, rather by their actions as a volunteer or employee.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to: 1. Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to protect persons who volunteer in federally regulated organizations; and 2. Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to protect individuals, who's identity is based on the enumerated grounds of the Canadian Human Rights Act, from removal, refusal, reassignment or rejection, while choosing to wear an item reflecting their identity while volunteering or working in Canada.Canadian Human Rights ActCivil and human rightsVolunteering and volunteers44th Parliament207Open for signatureMarch 13, 2024e-4832e-4832 (Civil and human rights)NoahChafeHon.RandyBoissonnaultEdmonton CentreLiberalABMarch 13, 2024, at 1:59 p.m. (EDT)June 11, 2024, at 1:59 p.m. (EDT)Petition to <Addressee type="5" affiliationId="278241" mp-riding-display="1"> Pierre Poilievre</Addressee>Whereas:Canada is a nation that prides itself on the values of inclusion, tolerance, and diversity of all peoples;Canada is a global leader in the protection of LGBTQ2S+ rights, being one of the first in the world to recognize LGBTQ rights such as same-sex marriage; andCanada’s Constitution, through the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, protects all Canadians from discriminatory actions and policies.We, the undersigned, Canadian Public, call upon Pierre Poilievre to: 1. Rescind and formally apologize for his harmful comments made towards the LGBTQ2S+ community on February 21, 2024, in which he expressed contempt towards the rights of innocent Canadian children and adults alike;2. Commit to respecting the rights of trans Canadians and to acknowledge that transitioned peoples have a right to access the public facilities that belong to their current gender; and3. Clarify whether or not he was making a harmful implication that a threat is posed by trans persons, especially trans women, using female facilities such as washrooms and change rooms.2SLGBTQI+ communitiesCivil and human rightsPoilievre, PierreReferences to members44th Parliament207Open for signatureJanuary 31, 2024e-4782e-4782 (Foreign affairs)KireniaCarbonell DieguezPierrePaul-HusCharlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesConservativeQCJanuary 31, 2024, at 10:42 a.m. (EDT)May 30, 2024, at 10:42 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="2" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons in Parliament assembled</Addressee>Whereas:Canada recommended during the United Nations Human Rights Council to improve transparency and due process upon arrest and pre-trial, as well as during sentencing hearings especially for those detained for defending human rights during the July 11, 2021, and other protests;The Cuban military regime condemns the broader population to extreme poverty and near-starvation, all the while exploiting laborers, particularly in the tourism and healthcare sectors that cater to foreign clientele;The Cuban totalitarian regime also constitutes a security threat to global freedom, given its alliances with dreadful autocracies like Iran, North Korea, China, Belarus, and Russia, not to mention its support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; andCanada imposes sanctions to transatlantic dictators while it entertains bilateral, political, and trade relations with Cuban dictators.We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to: 1. Urge the Canadian government to demand that the Cuban totalitarian regime promptly release all political prisoners and detainees, and that it stop the harassment towards their family, dissidents, opposition, and human rights activits;2. Enact a resolution to censure the unelected Cuban regime for its severe and pervasive human rights abuses, mirroring the steps taken by the European Parliament and the Congress of Costa Rica;3. Recognize Cuban-Canadians, whether citizens or permanent residents, as a voice of dissidence or political opposition to the Cuban regime in Canada with the right to present in Parliament, the Senate, and other forums in legitimate opposition to the diplomatic representation of the Cuban dictatorial regime; and4. Engage in discourse with Cuba’s pro-democracy civil society to ascertain pathways for restoring stability in Cuba and setting the stage for a democratic transition.Civil and human rightsCubaForeign policy