Ten requests to the Government of Canada for improving the well-being of the environment

Petition: 428

Issue(s): Agriculture, climate change, human/environmental health, pesticides, transport

Petitioner(s): A Canadian resident

Petitioner Location(s): Vancouver, British Columbia

Date Received: 14 June 2019

Status: Completed—Response(s) to petition received

Summary: The petition raises a number of questions related to concerns about the environment and requests that the federal government take action to address these issues. The questions posed in the petition relate to a variety of topics: greenhouse gas emissions; the use of funds collected through the federal carbon pricing initiative; transportation; plastic packaging; agricultural practices; pesticides; deforestation; hunting; aquaculture; and shipping.

Federal Departments Responsible for Reply: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate change Canada, Finance Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Transport Canada