E-7106 Canada-Philippines Status of Visiting Forces Agreement Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7106 — Canada-Philippines Status of Visiting Forces Agreement — with 764 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Jenny Kwan. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7106
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: June 18, 2026
- Sponsor: Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East)
- Category: Foreign affairs
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 764
- Daily increase: +16 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +29 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~4 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 196 data points recorded
Milestones
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on April 25, 2026 — total at that point: 563
Provincial Distribution
- British Columbia: 315 signatures
- Ontario: 246 signatures
- Alberta: 102 signatures
- Quebec: 49 signatures
- Manitoba: 18 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 15 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 6 signatures
- New Brunswick: 5 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 2 signatures
- Yukon: 2 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| March 25, 2026 | 295 |
| March 27, 2026 | 319 |
| April 1, 2026 | 339 |
| April 8, 2026 | 356 |
| April 13, 2026 | 375 |
| April 22, 2026 | 450 |
| April 27, 2026 | 527 |
| May 2, 2026 | 558 |
| May 8, 2026 | 595 |
| May 20, 2026 | 656 |
| May 28, 2026 | 684 |
| June 6, 2026 | 727 |
| June 17, 2026 | 757 |
| June 18, 2026 | 764 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• Canada signed the Canada-Philippines Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) and subsequently committed over $60 million in security and development assistance to the Government of the Philippines;
• Canada has policies and commitments that uphold the protection of human rights, gender equality, transparency, and accountability, including the Voices at Risk Guidelines and the Feminist International Assistance Policy;
• By entering into the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement, the Government of Canada risks binding our country’s reputation to a military establishment accused of corruption and systemic human rights violations including extra-judicial killings of journalists, union members, and Indigenous peoples which violate the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL);
• As of November 2025, the Philippines holds 696 prisoners of conscience who are subjected to human rights violations and inhumane prison conditions; and
• Continued Canadian support and cooperation with the Government of the Philippines contributes to more human rights violations which undermines Canada’s stated commitments to peace, democracy, and the protection of human rights worldwide.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to
1. Conduct a transparent public review of the SOVFA’s human rights, corruption, and governance implications;
2. Suspend or reject the agreement as it cannot guarantee accountability, civilian oversight, and compliance with Canada's human rights obligations;
3. Call for the immediate release of prisoners of conscience in the Philippines, and urge the Philippine government to end the criminalization of human rights defenders;
4. Reaffirm Canada's independent commitment to peace, human rights, and democracy by engaging with peoples and civil society organizations in the Philippines, not through military pacts.
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