E-7235 Transparency in government advertising Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7235 — Transparency in government advertising — with 645 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Heather McPherson. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7235
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: September 10, 2026
- Sponsor: Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona)
- Category: Parliament and politics
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 645
- Daily increase: +1 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +11 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~2 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: June 12, 2026 — 209 data points recorded
Milestones
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on August 3, 2026 — total at that point: 506
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 466 signatures
- British Columbia: 46 signatures
- Alberta: 44 signatures
- Quebec: 44 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 14 signatures
- Manitoba: 11 signatures
- New Brunswick: 6 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 6 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 2 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 1 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| June 12, 2026 | 7 |
| June 16, 2026 | 160 |
| June 21, 2026 | 197 |
| June 26, 2026 | 273 |
| July 4, 2026 | 299 |
| July 14, 2026 | 321 |
| July 25, 2026 | 351 |
| July 28, 2026 | 426 |
| August 4, 2026 | 528 |
| August 8, 2026 | 561 |
| August 17, 2026 | 592 |
| August 25, 2026 | 619 |
| September 8, 2026 | 641 |
| September 10, 2026 | 645 |
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• Canadians expect taxpayer funds to be used responsibly and transparently;
• Government advertising funded with public money should provide factual information, not political promotion;
• There are currently no consistent national standards governing how taxpayer-funded advertising is designed, approved, or reported across jurisdictions;
• Public trust is undermined when governments spend large sums on promotional campaigns without independent oversight; and
• The Government of Canada can demonstrate national leadership by establishing strong transparency and accountability practices within its own jurisdiction and encouraging their adoption across Canada.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Establish clear national transparency standards and non-partisan guidelines for publicly funded government advertising; 2. Require detailed, publicly accessible reporting on advertising expenditures, contracts, objectives, and outcomes for campaigns; 3. Prohibit the use of public funds for self-promotional messaging or branding of governments; 4. Create or designate an independent body to review advertising initiatives for accuracy, public value, and non-partisanship; and 5. Require independent post-campaign audits of large advertising expenditures.
1. Establish clear national transparency standards and non-partisan guidelines for publicly funded government advertising;
2. Require detailed, publicly accessible reporting on advertising expenditures, contracts, objectives, and outcomes for campaigns;
3. Prohibit the use of public funds for self-promotional messaging or branding of governments;
4. Create or designate an independent body to review advertising initiatives for accuracy, public value, and non-partisanship; and
5. Require independent post-campaign audits of large advertising expenditures.
Similar Petitions