E-7205 Strengthening penalties for child sexual offences Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7205 — Strengthening penalties for child sexual offences — with 1,056 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Blaine Calkins. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7205
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: July 2, 2026
- Sponsor: Blaine Calkins (Ponoka—Didsbury)
- Category: Justice
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 1,056
- Daily increase: +1 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +14 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~2 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 166 data points recorded
Milestones
- 1,000 signatures reached on June 9, 2026 — total at that point: 1,005
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 761
Provincial Distribution
- British Columbia: 531 signatures
- Alberta: 318 signatures
- Ontario: 134 signatures
- Quebec: 18 signatures
- Manitoba: 14 signatures
- New Brunswick: 12 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 10 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 7 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 7 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 2 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| March 25, 2026 | 617 |
| April 2, 2026 | 632 |
| April 4, 2026 | 693 |
| April 9, 2026 | 709 |
| April 10, 2026 | 723 |
| April 15, 2026 | 737 |
| April 25, 2026 | 751 |
| May 5, 2026 | 766 |
| May 21, 2026 | 782 |
| June 2, 2026 | 797 |
| June 8, 2026 | 984 |
| June 11, 2026 | 1,028 |
| June 23, 2026 | 1,042 |
| July 1, 2026 | 1,056 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
• Sexual offences against children cause profound and lasting harm to victims, families, and communities;
• Canadians expect the criminal justice system to prioritize the protection of children and vulnerable persons;
• Concerns have been raised regarding sentencing practices for individuals convicted of sexual offences against children, including consistency and proportionality of penalties; and
• Transparency and public safety measures, including the National Sex Offender Registry, are matters of ongoing public interest
We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to act without delay to strengthen Canada’s criminal justice system and better protect children by:
1 - Amending the Criminal Code to require the imposition of the maximum available sentences for individuals convicted of sexual offences against children, reflecting the gravity and lasting harm of these crimes;
2 - Removing sentencing discretion that permits reduced penalties for first-time convictions of sexual offences against children, ensuring such offences are treated with full seriousness from the outset;
3 - Mandating automatic and immediate custodial consequences for any breach of court-ordered conditions by convicted offenders; and
4 - Reforming federal legislation to provide meaningful public access to the National Sex Offender Registry, with community safety as the paramount consideration.
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