E-7159 Modernize vehicle headlight regulations Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7159 — Modernize vehicle headlight regulations — with 12,299 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Xavier Barsalou-Duval. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7159
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: June 17, 2026
- Sponsor: Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères)
- Category: Transportation
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 12,299
- Daily increase: +53 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +823 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~118 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 583 data points recorded
Milestones
- 10,000 signatures reached on April 6, 2026 — total at that point: 11,063
- 1,000 signatures reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 11,063
- 5,000 signatures reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 11,063
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 11,063
Provincial Distribution
- Quebec: 7,766 signatures
- British Columbia: 1,852 signatures
- Ontario: 1,513 signatures
- Alberta: 341 signatures
- Manitoba: 329 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 166 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 107 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 70 signatures
- New Brunswick: 67 signatures
- Yukon: 14 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 12 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 2 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| March 25, 2026 | 9,220 |
| March 28, 2026 | 9,415 |
| March 30, 2026 | 9,602 |
| April 2, 2026 | 9,805 |
| April 5, 2026 | 9,913 |
| April 7, 2026 | 10,175 |
| April 9, 2026 | 10,347 |
| April 13, 2026 | 10,452 |
| April 16, 2026 | 10,605 |
| April 24, 2026 | 10,979 |
| May 7, 2026 | 11,104 |
| May 27, 2026 | 11,190 |
| June 16, 2026 | 12,186 |
| June 17, 2026 | 12,299 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
• Road safety depends on adequate visibility, particularly when driving at night;
• Many Canadians are experiencing increased glare from modern vehicle headlights, especially those with light-emitting diodes (LED);
• This glare can occur even when headlights comply with current standards, given the actual conditions of Canadian roads such as slopes, curves and irregularities;
• Current federal standards rely primarily on technical measurements of light intensity under ideal conditions, without fully considering how brightness is actually perceived by the human eye;
• Cool white light is more aggressive to human vision and increases the risk of glare and temporary loss of visibility;
• Glare reduces the ability to detect pedestrians, cyclists and obstacles, thereby increasing the risk of collisions; and
• Seniors are particularly vulnerable to glare due to age-related changes in vision.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Modernize the federal regulations governing motor vehicle headlights;
2. Incorporate criteria into these regulations that consider human perception of brightness;
3. More strictly regulate the colour spectrum, power and dispersion of light beams, particularly those using LED technology; and
4. Take concrete measures to reduce glare and improve road safety for the entire population, especially seniors.
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