E-7203 Opposition to Alto high-speed rail project Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7203 — Opposition to Alto high-speed rail project — with 17,530 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Scott Reid. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7203
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: May 28, 2026
- Sponsor: Scott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac)
- Category: Transportation
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 17,530
- Daily increase: +61 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +372 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~53 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 605 data points recorded
Milestones
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 15,129
- 1,000 signatures reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 15,129
- 5,000 signatures reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 15,129
- 10,000 signatures reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 15,129
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 15,223 signatures
- Quebec: 1,197 signatures
- Alberta: 347 signatures
- British Columbia: 316 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 87 signatures
- Manitoba: 71 signatures
- New Brunswick: 70 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 55 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 30 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 13 signatures
- Yukon: 12 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 4 signatures
- Nunavut: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| March 25, 2026 | 11,107 |
| March 27, 2026 | 11,296 |
| March 30, 2026 | 11,437 |
| April 2, 2026 | 11,608 |
| April 5, 2026 | 11,728 |
| April 8, 2026 | 11,863 |
| April 11, 2026 | 12,016 |
| April 13, 2026 | 12,264 |
| April 15, 2026 | 12,794 |
| April 23, 2026 | 14,064 |
| May 3, 2026 | 15,141 |
| May 15, 2026 | 15,740 |
| May 27, 2026 | 17,488 |
| May 28, 2026 | 17,530 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
• Bill C-15 includes provisions granting the federal government extraordinary powers to designate rail corridors and expedite approvals, potentially limiting full environmental review and meaningful consultation with affected landowners, municipalities, and communities;
• The Alto high-speed rail project is estimated to cost approximately $90 billion, which would equate to roughly $9,000 per Canadian family of four, yet the project would serve only a small fraction of Canadians compared with other public transit or infrastructure investments, raising concerns about cost-effectiveness, fairness, and the prioritization of federal spending;
• The proposed Alto high-speed rail project would require construction of new rail corridors through productive agricultural lands and rural communities, resulting in permanent land fragmentation, disruption of farm operations, and impacts on rural road access and emergency services;
• Construction of new high-speed rail infrastructure would generate substantial upfront greenhouse gas emissions from carbon-intensive materials such as concrete and steel, emissions that may take decades to offset as passenger vehicles increasingly electrify and reduce transportation-related emissions;
• The Ottawa–Montreal corridor is already served by multiple transportation options, raising questions about the relative public benefit of prioritizing this segment over improvements to existing rail infrastructure; and
• Upgrading existing rail corridors to provide higher-frequency passenger service could expand capacity and reliability while minimizing environmental disturbance and community disruption.
We, the undersigned, Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to decline to approve or advance provisions in Bill C-15 that grant extraordinary powers to expedite rail corridor approvals.
1. Cease further advancement of the Alto high-speed rail project; and
2. Redirect federal investment toward improving higher-frequency passenger rail service within existing corridors.
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