E-7257: Petition to the Minister of Transport — Canadian Petition Tracker

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Track petition E-7257 — "Petition to the Minister of Transport" sponsored by Mark Gerretsen. 362 signatures and counting. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.

Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7257

Petition Details

Status: Closed
Closing date: April 18, 2026
Sponsor: Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands)
Category: Transportation

Signature Statistics

Total signatures: 362
Daily increase: +7 in the last 24 hours
Seven-day increase: +38 over the last 7 days
Growth velocity: ~5 new signatures per day (7-day average)
Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 95 data points recorded

Provincial Distribution

Ontario: 323 signatures
Quebec: 12 signatures
Saskatchewan: 7 signatures
British Columbia: 6 signatures
Manitoba: 4 signatures
Nova Scotia: 4 signatures
Alberta: 2 signatures
Newfoundland and Labrador: 2 signatures
New Brunswick: 1 signatures

Historical Signature Growth

Date	Signatures
March 25, 2026	219
March 25, 2026	237
March 25, 2026	250
March 26, 2026	264
March 26, 2026	278
March 28, 2026	285
March 30, 2026	294
April 2, 2026	301
April 5, 2026	309
April 7, 2026	317
April 11, 2026	324
April 14, 2026	331
April 15, 2026	339
April 16, 2026	354
April 18, 2026	362

Petition Text

Petition to the Minister of Transport

Whereas:

• the Government of Canada has mandated the High Speed Rail (HSR) project, currently branded as Alto, to develop a new passenger rail corridor between Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and Québec City, and the proposed plan does not include a stop in Kingston;

• on February 18, Kingston City Council expressed support for the Alto project in principle while affirming that Kingston should be directly served;

• the Kingston Census Metropolitan Area, with over 175,000 residents, is a major regional centre in Eastern Ontario with federal institutions, post-secondary campuses, a strong tourism sector, and a long reliance on passenger rail;

• excluding Kingston would reduce regional transportation equity, limit economic opportunity, and weaken sustainable travel options;

• the proposed southern alignment crosses ecologically sensitive lands, including wetlands and wildlife corridors, raising concerns about habitat fragmentation and long-term environmental impact; and

• an alignment that includes a Kingston stop and shifts the route further south would improve ridership potential and reduce ecological harm.

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of Transport to :

1. Direct the Alto project team to include a Kingston station in the finalized High Speed Rail service plan; and

2. Require the project to adopt a southern alignment that runs further south than the currently proposed route, in order to reduce ecological impacts and better serve Kingston and surrounding communities.