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e-2010 (St. Lawrence River)

E-petition
Initiated by Micheline Lagarde from Verchères, Quebec

Original language of petition: French

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:
  • The Seaway is an increasingly important economic engine for the entire country;
  • The new Montréal-Est jet fuel storage terminal will increase marine traffic;
  • The tonnage of vessels on the St. Lawrence River has increased considerably over the years;
  • The federal government has carried out dredging operations;
  • The federal government cancelled the river protection program in 1997;
  • The federal government, by its lack of action for more than 21 years, has abandoned its responsibility to maintain the riverbank protection works it put in place; and
  • The extent of bank erosion along the St. Lawrence River, particularly in the Montreal—Lac Saint Pierre section, is an alarming and growing threat to the environment and the safety and well-being of citizens, as well as the integrity of their property.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to implement a program to protect the banks of the St. Lawrence River and to adopt adequate measures to mitigate this phenomenon and ensure a safe environment, such as regulations imposing maximum speed limits according to the type of vessel and the construction and maintenance of riverbank protection works to build trust and invaluable co-operation between the federal government, the users of the Seaway and those living on its shores.
Open for signature
January 16, 2019, at 2:02 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
May 16, 2019, at 2:02 p.m. (EDT)
Presented to the House of Commons
Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères)
May 30, 2019 (Petition No. 421-04051)
Photo - Xavier Barsalou-Duval
Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
Bloc Québécois Caucus
Quebec