Thanks a lot to MPs Yvan Baker, James Bezan, Stéphane Bergeron and Heather McPherson for authorizing these petitions; and thank you to the petitioners Volodymyr Palagniuk, Julia Ilashchuk, Ihor Palahnyuk, and Iryna Dandchuk.
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
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The Russian Federation has launched an unprovoked war against the people of Ukraine;
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The Russian Federation has committed multiple war crimes against the people of Ukraine, including crimes against peace and crimes against humanity;
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Russian President Putin has threatened all other nations, including Canada, that are assisting the people of Ukraine in their valiant defence of their country;
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Russian President Putin has put nuclear deterrent forces on alert, which is an unprecedented and dangerous escalation;
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The Russian Federation poses a great and immediate risk to Ukraine and her allies;
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Canada is home to 1.4 million citizens of Ukrainian decent and has a deep and unflinching commitment to the people of Ukraine, such as being the first country to recognize their independence in 1991;
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Ukraine has supported NATO’s operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq; and
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Ukraine also contributed to NATO's counter-piracy Operation Ocean Shield.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
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1. Provide direct military assistance to the defence of Ukraine;
2. Immediately put the Canadian Armed Forces on high operational readiness in case of rapid deployment;
3. Immediately provide further lethal weapons and supplies to the defence of Ukraine; and
4. Immediately urge NATO allies and Ukraine-friendly countries to close the airspace over Ukraine and deploy peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, provide military assistance to Kyiv and support the Ukrainian people.
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Please sign all four petitions separately. It's important to sign them all to encourage all parties to work together and finally close the sky over Ukraine.
Liberal Party - https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3904
Conservative Party - https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3917
Bloc Québécois - https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3926
NDP - https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3915
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SLAVA UKRAINI!