E-7251 Youth mental health and social media Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7251 — Youth mental health and social media — with 271 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Kyle Seeback. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7251
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: August 5, 2026
- Sponsor: Kyle Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon)
- Category: Media and telecommunications
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 271
- Daily increase: +2 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +5 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~1 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: April 7, 2026 — 172 data points recorded
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 159 signatures
- Alberta: 38 signatures
- British Columbia: 23 signatures
- Quebec: 17 signatures
- Manitoba: 11 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 8 signatures
- New Brunswick: 5 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 5 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 2 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 1 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| April 7, 2026 | 6 |
| April 8, 2026 | 38 |
| April 10, 2026 | 69 |
| April 13, 2026 | 88 |
| April 20, 2026 | 110 |
| April 26, 2026 | 141 |
| May 5, 2026 | 160 |
| May 13, 2026 | 177 |
| May 27, 2026 | 199 |
| June 15, 2026 | 217 |
| July 9, 2026 | 233 |
| July 18, 2026 | 254 |
| August 2, 2026 | 268 |
| August 5, 2026 | 271 |
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• We write as parents, educators, and concerned citizens urging you to make the mental health and well-being of our children a national priority. Our youth are the next generation of leaders and citizens, and their protection must be foundational;
• Canadian youth are experiencing rising levels of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation;
• Social media platforms expose children to algorithm-driven content designed to maximize, engagement, and unrestricted device use raises serious mental health concerns;
• Parents and educators are increasingly concerned that household safeguards are often bypassed, and online bullying and constant comparison can erode self-worth during critical developmental stages; and
• Society sets age limits for alcohol, driving, and other activities due to developmental readiness and safety risks; similar protections are needed for digital environments.
We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Establish a national minimum age for social media use; 2. Implement strong age verification and protections for minors; 3. Restrict algorithmic targeting of children; 4. Support device-free school policies nationwide; 5. Strengthen protections against non-consensual recording and sharing of minors’ images; 6. Invest in preventative youth mental health strategies; Parents cannot carry this burden alone. Children deserve to grow, learn, and make mistakes without relentless digital pressure.
1. Establish a national minimum age for social media use;
2. Implement strong age verification and protections for minors;
3. Restrict algorithmic targeting of children;
4. Support device-free school policies nationwide;
5. Strengthen protections against non-consensual recording and sharing of minors’ images;
6. Invest in preventative youth mental health strategies;
Parents cannot carry this burden alone. Children deserve to grow, learn, and make mistakes without relentless digital pressure.
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