E-6591: Petition to the Government of Canada — Canadian Petition Tracker

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Track petition E-6591 — "Petition to the Government of Canada" sponsored by Scott Reid. 463 signatures and counting. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.

Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-6591

Petition Details

Status: Closed
Closing date: April 9, 2026
Sponsor: Scott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac)
Category: Democratic process

Signature Statistics

Total signatures: 463
Daily increase: +11 in the last 24 hours
Seven-day increase: +18 over the last 7 days
Growth velocity: ~3 new signatures per day (7-day average)
Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 21 data points recorded

Provincial Distribution

Ontario: 216 signatures
British Columbia: 80 signatures
Alberta: 69 signatures
Quebec: 32 signatures
Manitoba: 20 signatures
Nova Scotia: 16 signatures
Saskatchewan: 15 signatures
New Brunswick: 5 signatures
Newfoundland and Labrador: 4 signatures
Northwest Territories: 1 signatures
Prince Edward Island: 1 signatures
Yukon: 1 signatures

Historical Signature Growth

Date	Signatures
March 25, 2026	438
March 25, 2026	439
March 25, 2026	440
March 27, 2026	441
March 29, 2026	442
April 1, 2026	444
April 1, 2026	445
April 4, 2026	446
April 4, 2026	447
April 5, 2026	448
April 6, 2026	449
April 6, 2026	450
April 7, 2026	451
April 7, 2026	452
April 8, 2026	453
April 8, 2026	455
April 8, 2026	459
April 8, 2026	460
April 8, 2026	459
April 9, 2026	461
April 9, 2026	463

Petition Text

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:

• Canada’s First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) electoral system regularly produces governments that do not reflect the popular vote;

• In the 2021 federal election, the governing party received less than 33% of the vote, yet won a plurality of seats;

• Millions of votes in every election do not contribute to electing a Member of Parliament;

• Voter turnout has declined and many Canadians feel their votes do not matter;

• A national conversation on electoral reform is long overdue;

• The 2016 Special Committee on Electoral Reform recommended that a referendum be held to let Canadians decide the future of our electoral system;

• Most Canadians support a referendum before any change is made to our voting system; and

• Successive governments have expressed fear or reluctance to change the current system, despite clear public interest in reform.

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to legislate a binding national referendum to be held no later than the next federal election, asking Canadians whether to retain the current First-Past-the-Post electoral system or adopt a new electoral system, the design of which shall be determined through a public consultation process.