44th Parliament207Open for signatureJanuary 22, 2024e-4769e-4769 (Media and telecommunications)ChrisAlemanyGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCJanuary 22, 2024, at 10:43 a.m. (EDT)April 21, 2024, at 10:43 a.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Members of all parties in the House of Commons, members of the Senate, and all officers of Parliament have a common interest and duty in communicating reliably with the people of Canada in trusted, resilient, and innovative ways;Traditional social media spaces have become sources of considerable controversy, harassment, misinformation, and strife but free, decentralized and federated alternatives are emerging;Parliament already provides a comprehensive suite of technical services such as email and web streaming to connect the people of Canada to their Parliament;Government, academic, corporate and individual entities around the world are creating their own social media presence using these same emerging technologies; andParliament should own and control its communications infrastructure to ensure the ability of the public servants within its walls to fulfill their mandates and reach every Canadian in an equitable and easy way because as renowned Canadian Media Studies Philosopher Marshall Mcluhan said, the medium is the message.We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to enact policy and dedicate budgetary resources to enable the Parliament of Canada to provide an open, trusted, federated, social media presence for use by all members, senators, officers and other employees of Parliament as appropriate for communication to all Canadians.Information disseminationParliament of CanadaSocial networking sites44th Parliament207Open for signatureDecember 11, 2023e-4719e-4719 (Food and drink)JustinCantafioGordJohnsCourtenay—AlberniNDPBCDecember 11, 2023, at 2:03 p.m. (EDT)April 9, 2024, at 2:03 p.m. (EDT)Petition to the <Addressee type="3" affiliationId="" mp-riding-display="1">Government of Canada</Addressee>Whereas:Provincial farmers' market nutrition coupon programs are successful with multiple impacts including strengthening food security, sustaining local farmers and foodlands, providing nutritionally vulnerable households access to healthy locally grown foods, promoting community inclusion and reducing social isolation, and positively impacting the physical and mental health of participants by increasing the amount and diversity of fresh foods they eat;In 2022 18.5% of all Canadians experienced food insecurity, up from nearly 16% in 2021;The Government of Canada introduced its Food Policy for Canada in 2019, the Emergency Food Security Fund in 2020, and the Local Food Infrastructure Fund in 2020, yet Canada’s food insecurity rates continue to rise;Since 2012, the BC Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program has increased access to healthy, nutritious food at farmers' markets while directly supporting BC farmers and supporting food security across the province;Other provinces including Nova Scotia and Manitoba and their provincial farmers’ market organisations have also implemented highly successful programs;100% of coupon dollars redeemed in farmers' market nutrition coupon programs directly benefit Canadian farmers and producers;Demand for food security measures is soaring in Canada; andA federal nutrition coupon program fund would assist in meeting this demand, encourage provinces without a provincial nutrition coupon program to create one, and support those provinces who have a provincial nutrition coupon program to expand to meet demand.We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to create a national nutrition coupon program fund that will strengthen and grow all existing and proposed provincial and territorial farmers' markets nutrition coupon programs across Canada.Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon ProgramFarmers marketsFood and drinkFood supply