E-7213 National Butter Tart Day proposal Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7213 — National Butter Tart Day proposal — with 3,395 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Adam Chambers. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7213
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: June 25, 2026
- Sponsor: Adam Chambers (Simcoe North)
- Category: Holidays and observances
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 3,395
- Daily increase: +4 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +20 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~3 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 253 data points recorded
Milestones
- 1,000 signatures reached on April 18, 2026 — total at that point: 3,138
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on April 18, 2026 — total at that point: 3,138
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 2,208 signatures
- British Columbia: 442 signatures
- Alberta: 264 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 92 signatures
- Manitoba: 90 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 80 signatures
- Quebec: 74 signatures
- New Brunswick: 40 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 17 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 14 signatures
- Yukon: 8 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 3 signatures
- Nunavut: 2 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| March 25, 2026 | 130 |
| April 10, 2026 | 154 |
| April 13, 2026 | 198 |
| April 14, 2026 | 299 |
| April 15, 2026 | 344 |
| April 20, 2026 | 2,256 |
| April 26, 2026 | 3,030 |
| May 2, 2026 | 3,134 |
| May 9, 2026 | 3,205 |
| May 16, 2026 | 3,275 |
| May 25, 2026 | 3,337 |
| June 10, 2026 | 3,370 |
| June 25, 2026 | 3,395 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
• The Butter Tart is a quintessentially Canadian confection, and a significant part of Canada’s culinary and cultural heritage;
• The County of Simcoe archives established that Mrs. Malcolm (Mary) MacLeod published the first known Butter Tart filling recipe in the Royal Victoria Cook Book in Barrie, Ontario in 1900;
• An instrumental figure in documenting this national treat, Mrs. MacLeod passed away on April 19th, 1915;
• While Canada currently celebrates National Poutine Day on April 11th, National Cinnamon Day on November 1st and British Columbia observes Nanaimo Bar Day on May 17th, there are currently no officially recognized national food holidays in Canada on April 19th, making it an ideal date to celebrate this iconic dessert without conflict; and
• Establishing a National Butter Tart Day would honour Canadian culinary history, support our domestic bakers, egg farmers and dairy industry, and promote national pride.
We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to officially designate April 19th as National Butter Tart Day in Canada and commemorate the legacy of Mrs. MacLeod for her contribution to Canadian food culture.
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