E-7150 Tougher penalties for reckless driving Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7150 — Tougher penalties for reckless driving — with 1,724 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Gaétan Malette. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7150
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: June 7, 2026
- Sponsor: Gaétan Malette (Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk)
- Category: Justice
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 1,724
- Daily increase: +5 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +66 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~9 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 225 data points recorded
Milestones
- 1,000 signatures reached on April 1, 2026 — total at that point: 1,180
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 1,180
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 1,448 signatures
- British Columbia: 95 signatures
- Alberta: 62 signatures
- Quebec: 54 signatures
- Manitoba: 18 signatures
- New Brunswick: 18 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 8 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 7 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 3 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 3 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| March 25, 2026 | 741 |
| March 30, 2026 | 791 |
| March 31, 2026 | 969 |
| April 1, 2026 | 1,051 |
| April 3, 2026 | 1,085 |
| April 5, 2026 | 1,109 |
| April 10, 2026 | 1,127 |
| April 14, 2026 | 1,146 |
| April 27, 2026 | 1,171 |
| May 7, 2026 | 1,234 |
| May 18, 2026 | 1,542 |
| May 25, 2026 | 1,606 |
| May 31, 2026 | 1,658 |
| June 7, 2026 | 1,724 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
• Dangerous, reckless, and careless driving remains a leading cause of death and serious injury in Canada;
• Many fatal crashes involve distraction (18–25%) or excessive speed (22–27%), and about 35% of pedestrians killed were not at fault; and
• Careless driving causing death is often treated with weak penalties, prompting calls for tougher sentences, suspensions, bans, and education.
We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to • Conduct a comprehensive review of Criminal Code conveyance offences where death or serious bodily harm results, with a focus on public safety;
• Amend the Criminal Code, and work with provinces and territories, to strengthen sentencing provisions by:
• Establishing mandatory minimum custodial sentences for:
a) Dangerous driving causing death;
b) Criminal negligence causing death involving a motor vehicle;
c) Careless driving causing death, where aggravating factors such as distraction, excessive speed, failure to yield, or prior relevant driving offences are present;
• Increasing penalties for repeat offenders, including increased jail terms and longer driving prohibitions for prior convictions involving careless, dangerous, impaired, or prohibited driving;
• Mandating lengthy driving prohibitions, including lifetime driving bans for offenders who repeatedly cause serious bodily harm through careless driving;
• Work collaboratively with provinces and territories to:
• Ensure that cases involving careless driving causing death are met with consequences that reflect the seriousness of the harm caused;
• Support immediate licence suspensions upon charge for the most serious driving-related offences, including cases involving fatal accidents;
• Improve supports for victims and families, including access to information, counselling, and meaningful participation in the justice process.
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