44th Parliament207Open for signatureMarch 8, 2024e-4844e-4844 (Health)CarolynnDubéMarcusPowlowskiThunder Bay—Rainy RiverLiberalONMarch 8, 2024, at 2:53 p.m. (EDT)April 7, 2024, at 2:53 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:One in six Canadians experience fertility struggles at some point in their life, highlighting the widespread prevalence and significance of this issue;The substantial financial burden of fertility care, ranging from approximately $10,000 to $20,000 per cycle, persists as a formidable barrier, especially knowing that more than one cycle is often required to have one baby;Beyond the medical perspective of infertility, members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community and single individuals also seek fertility care to realize their dreams of parenthood;Some provinces offer insufficient or zero coverage for fertility care, resulting in disparities and inequities across Canada;Quebec’s comprehensive support for fertility care serves as a positive model, demonstrating favourable impacts on fertility rates and the economy;Fertility care represents a viable solution to contribute to population growth as Canada is set to become a “super-aged” country, in addition to immigration; andInadequate coverage for fertility care perpetuates socio-economic disparities, hindering equal access to reproductive health services for all Canadians.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to allocate budgetary resources to scope the need for fertility care in Canada and support the development of a comprehensive and equitable National Fertility Strategy and collaborate with the provinces and territories to realize an equitable national vision for fertility that ensures flexibility for each jurisdiction.Federal-provincial-territorial relationsHealth care systemReproductive health44th Parliament207Open for signatureJanuary 23, 2024e-4767e-4767 (Public safety)AlinaDurhamMarkStrahlChilliwack—HopeConservativeBCJanuary 23, 2024, at 10:08 a.m. (EDT)May 22, 2024, at 10:08 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="1" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">House of Commons</Addressee>Whereas:The number of missing persons who went missing in Canada in 2022 rose over the previous year by 9%;Of the 64,727 persons reporting missing that year, 33,393 were adults; andA gap exists in Canada's missing persons protocol with Amber Alerts only issued if the victim is under the age of 18.We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to support motion M-89 which calls on the federal government to work with the provinces and territories to expand protections for victims of crime over the age of 18, by amending the criteria for the activation of an Amber Alert for missing persons so that it may be activated by authorized users within law enforcement agencies when all of the following are met:(a) police have reasonable grounds to believe that the victim has been abducted;(b) police have reasonable grounds to believe victim is in imminent danger;(c) police have obtained enough descriptive information about the victim, abductor or the vehicle involved; and(d) police believe that the alert can be issued in a time frame that will provide a reasonable expectation that the victim can be returned or the abductor apprehended.AbductionAMBER Alert ProgramFederal-provincial-territorial relations