E-7533: Petition to the Government of Canada — Canadian Petition Tracker
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7533
Track petition E-7533 — "Petition to the Government of Canada" sponsored by Alexis Deschênes. 6 signatures and counting. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• The deep seabeds play an essential role in the health of marine species and ecosystems;
• The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is responsible for protecting international seabeds (the Area);
• ISA is discussing adopting rushed and inadequate regulations on mining of the deep seabed in the Area;
• The Metals Company, a Canadian corporation, holds exploration contracts with ISA for the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean;
• The Metals Company bypassed ISA by filing an application to mine these deep seabeds under American jurisdiction pursuant to the DSHMRA;
• If mining were to begin in the Area under the DSHMRA, it would amount to a violation of international law under UNCLOS;
• In 2023, Canada announced its support for a moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters;
• Consistent with its international commitments, Canada has a duty to protect the Area; and
• Deep sea mining is considered an unwise and uneconomic activity that is incompatible with a sustainable future.
We, the undersigned, Oceans North, MiningWatch Canada and Greenpeace Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Ensure that no Canadian person or corporation undertakes unilateral mining operations in the Area or claims, acquires or exercises rights to the minerals that would be recovered there, pursuant to articles 137 to 139 of UNCLOS; and
2. Have ISA pass a moratorium on deep sea mining as a legally binding measure prohibiting all mining in the Area, pursuant to article 145 of UNCLOS.