E-7254: Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track petition E-7254 — "Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled" sponsored by Mark Gerretsen. 1,081 signatures and counting. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7254
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: April 23, 2026
- Sponsor: Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands)
- Category: Foreign affairs
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 1,081
- Daily increase: +2 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +7 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~1 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 152 data points recorded
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 520 signatures
- British Columbia: 313 signatures
- Quebec: 116 signatures
- Alberta: 52 signatures
- Manitoba: 16 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 16 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 16 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 10 signatures
- New Brunswick: 6 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 4 signatures
- Yukon: 2 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| March 25, 2026 | 588 |
| March 25, 2026 | 721 |
| March 25, 2026 | 838 |
| March 26, 2026 | 882 |
| March 27, 2026 | 921 |
| March 27, 2026 | 948 |
| March 29, 2026 | 972 |
| March 31, 2026 | 988 |
| April 1, 2026 | 1,013 |
| April 5, 2026 | 1,029 |
| April 8, 2026 | 1,049 |
| April 11, 2026 | 1,061 |
| April 15, 2026 | 1,074 |
| April 22, 2026 | 1,081 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• Credible reports from international organizations and independent observers indicate ongoing repression, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms in Iran;
• Repeated communication disruptions and a total internet shutdown have prevented civilians from receiving evacuation warnings about Israeli and US strikes; from accessing reliable information and from contacting family members abroad;
• Iranians in diaspora, including about 300,000 resident in Canada, experience ongoing psychological harm due to lack of communication with relatives and concern for their safety;
• Canada has consistently supported human rights, accountability for serious violations, and the international principle of the Responsibility to Protect; and
• Canada maintains diplomatic and multilateral tools capable of contributing to civilian protection and accountability processes.
We, the undersigned, Citizens (or permanent residents) of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:1. Work with international partners to promote and protect access to unfettered internet and communication services for civilians in Iran; 2. Advocate through multilateral institutions for independent investigations into human rights violations and preservation of evidence for future accountability mechanisms; 3. Support international initiatives aimed at the protection and release of arbitrarily detained civilians; 4. Facilitate humanitarian pathways and family reunification mechanisms, where applicable, for civilians at risk; 5. Engage, in a transparent and principled manner, with democratic representatives and civil society voices of the Iranian people — including widely recognized democratic figures such as Prince Reza Pahlavi — regarding human rights and a peaceful transition toward accountable governance; and 6. Publicly report on Canada’s actions taken under these commitments.
1. Work with international partners to promote and protect access to unfettered internet and communication services for civilians in Iran;
2. Advocate through multilateral institutions for independent investigations into human rights violations and preservation of evidence for future accountability mechanisms;
3. Support international initiatives aimed at the protection and release of arbitrarily detained civilians;
4. Facilitate humanitarian pathways and family reunification mechanisms, where applicable, for civilians at risk;
5. Engage, in a transparent and principled manner, with democratic representatives and civil society voices of the Iranian people — including widely recognized democratic figures such as Prince Reza Pahlavi — regarding human rights and a peaceful transition toward accountable governance; and
6. Publicly report on Canada’s actions taken under these commitments.
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