This project is not just another building. It directly affects the quality of life of residents, families, and the broader community. The proposed hotel at 445–451 Adelaide Street West would introduce new shadows on St. Andrew’s Playground and a nearby school yard. These are protected spaces where children play and where sunlight is essential for safety, health, and daily use. Once that sunlight is lost, it is gone permanently. The building is also significantly taller than what was previously rejected for this same site. Instead of addressing past concerns, the proposal increases the scale and intensifies the impact. It does not fit the character of the neighbourhood and risks eroding the heritage identity of King-Spadina. For nearby residents, the impacts are immediate and personal. The project introduces extremely close building distances, reducing natural light, blocking views, and creating direct overlook into homes. Because this is a hotel with constant turnover, the loss of privacy is even greater than with typical residential buildings. Environmentally, the project appears to meet only the bare minimum standards. There is little commitment to meaningful green infrastructure, tree preservation, or long-term sustainability in a dense urban area that already needs it. This is not about opposing development. Growth in Toronto is important. But it must be done responsibly, in a way that respects people, public spaces, and city policies designed to protect them. By signing this petition, you are asking decision-makers to uphold those policies and ensure that this project is either significantly redesigned or refused. This is about protecting our neighbourhood, our shared spaces, and the long-term livability of our city.

The Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance is asking for your support and consideration in assisting the 5,600 Peachland community stakeholders in our efforts to protect the many non-timber values of this land, most notably the critical watershed that supports our entire community and the many residents solely reliant upon the health and productivity of our watershed.   The PWPA is concerned about BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) plans to LOG three new cut blocks and associated roads the Glen Lake area. We believe that BCTS’ proposed 80+ hectares of partial clear cuts and 4+kms of roads blocks GL-007, GL-008 and GL-009 will have negative effects on our water and wildlife.   When British Columbians, even Peachlanders, visualize old growth, places like Walbran, Carmanah, Clayoquot and Fairy Creek come to mind; towering trees, mossy floors, thick canopies, various species, a shady understory, on the rugged west coast.  Did you know, the Peachland watershed holds some of the very same, rarest, at-risk old growth and primary forests left in the BC interior, and the stands that BCTS wants to log may be the last certified old growth in the entire Okanagan that has not been clearcut!   Our concerns range from maintaining our communities’ drinking water quality to drought protection, flood management, and Northern Pygmy Owl habitat. We  invite you to sign this petition if you believe your interests may be  an " interest that may be affected" adversely by the proposed logging: agriculture, tourism, recreation, hunting, fishing, trapping, foraging, birding, SIGN NOW!      To be clear, the facts indicate that logging in ANY Community Watershed poses an unacceptable risk to both the volume and quality of the waters available to our community during this time of Climate Change and the disruption of historical weather patterns and precipitation (both the amount of precipitation and when it falls). If it WAS safe to log a community watershed they would be logging the hillsides of Vancouver, North Van, Coquitlam and Victoria now!   These once vast original forests, including groves many thousands of years old, have been logged with little thought to maintaining any other values except volume of trees extracted, and shareholder profits. Over successive generations of governments, BC has failed to protect its globally unique ecosystems contributing to Canada’s inability to meet its global commitments to climate change, biodiversity or forest degradation.

The nunicipal levies and donors in each community ( that’s US, folks!) provide 82% of the money that our 36 Conservation Authorities need - and use - to protect the natural environment in each of their regions Withour money they  a)   Develop and maintain programs that will protect life and protect from natural hazards such as flooding and erosion. b)   Develop and maintain programs that preserve natural resources, c)Ensure that Ontario’s water resources are properly safeguarded, managed and restore d) Protect, manage and restore Ontario’s woodlands, wetlands and natural habit. e) Connect people to the natural environment, so that they understand it’s vital importance and take part in helping protect nd conserve it. Our 36 regional conservation authorities have been doing an efficient, effective, excellent job of looking after our province’s natural environment needs for decades. The Ontario Government provides a measly 8% of the annual funding for those 36 conservation authorities. It has absolutely NO RIGHT to interfere with the work of our existing conservation authorities.  They are each expert in the needs and demands of their own specific territory as a result of their ongoing studies and testing programs and their continuous efforts to deal with their region’s needs. The result is immediate action for the challenging problems that environmental chance is causing.  Ontario wants to clump the 36 C.A.s into 7 mega regions.  This will cause an enormous bureaucratic chaotic bungle that with disastrous environmental damage to the areas where we all live.  The resulting delays will cause ballooning increase of the costs to solve the serious problems that result. And guess who will end up paying for these inflated costs. Yes – US, the TAXPAYERS. Unnecessary costs gobbling up money that should be directed towards the desperate needs of our health, education and infrastructure systems  

Donald Trump has intensified U.S. sanctions to choke off oil shipments to Cuba, tightening the embargo and pressuring other countries and companies not to supply the island with fuel. Because Cuba depends on imported oil to keep its power plants, transportation, and hospitals running, the crackdown has fueled sweeping blackouts, paralyzed transit, and disrupted food and medical supply chains. The impact falls hardest on ordinary Cubans: hospitals struggle to operate, emergency services stall, and families face worsening shortages of basic necessities.   When policies knowingly deprive civilians of electricity, healthcare, and food security, they cross from political pressure into collective punishment —undermining fundamental human rights.  For decades, our country Canada has supported Cuba’s right to determine its own future. and has rejected the punitive policies of the United States government. But the newest blockade imposed by the Trump administration has brought the country to a level of unprecedented hardship: the Cuban people are now facing a dire humanitarian crisis.     Canada’s silence and limited action in the face of this crisis is deeply disappointing. Our government must do far more. 

Hootsuite — a social media management company that profits from tools designed to track, amplify, and analyze online interactions — is now putting those tools in the hands of ICE. The Canadian-founded tech company is currently under contract with ICE — an agency synonymous with detention, deportation, family separation, and deaths in custody. Hootsuite’s CEO claims the deal doesn’t involve direct surveillance, but the same analytics and social-listening tools used by brands to track conversations and public opinion can also be used to map patterns, communities, and public response — tools critics warn can be repurposed for enforcement and profiling. Strip away the corporate language and it’s simple: Hootsuite is helping ICE do its job.  Hootsuite knows exactly why people are furious — because they’ve been here before. In 2020, the company cancelled a similar ICE contract after employees and the public pushed back hard, openly acknowledging that working with an agency driving detention and deportation of immigrants conflicted with its values. But now leadership claims this contract is “different.” The backlash has been immediate and loud. Current employees have also been resigning in protest. Former staff, customers, and civil-rights advocates have strongly protested, with hundreds demonstrating dissent outside Hootsuite’s Vancouver headquarters just last week. The message is clear: partnering with ICE is a choice — and Hootsuite is choosing profit over people. We call on Hootsuite CEO Irina Novoselsky to immediately end all contracts with ICE, DHS, CBP, and any related immigration enforcement agencies, and to publicly commit to never doing business with ICE again. If you believe tech companies should not help power detention and deportation, sign this petition now.

Like every other major city in BC, Burnaby is experiencing an affordability and housing crisis. The good news is that BC Housing, in partnership with the City of Burnaby and Fraser Health, has proposed to build approximately 50 new homes at 5389 Imperial Street in Burnaby. The bad news is that this project has faced opposition based on a campaign of misinformation. Opponents to housing are creating fear by inventing imagery of "drug dens,"  being dishonest about what supportive housing is, and making up hateful lies about all low-income people and people who use drugs. Many of those opposing the supportive housing are conservative politicians and in the real estate industry. What is Supportive Housing? “Supportive housing provides a home with on-site support so people can keep their housing. Complex Care Housing provides health services for people, like doctors, nurses, counseling, and cultural supports. ” Ninety-five percent of people in supportive housing are able to stabilize and build community in their neighbourhood, access their own education and income, and pursue other dreams. Supportive housing reduces harm related to substance use by providing access to medical care and services. Property values surrounding supportive housing sites typically keep pace. Plus, the cost of providing supportive housing is actually much less than the cost of forcing people to stay unhoused by reducing emergency health care and hospital costs. And dignity is priceless! We Are Burnaby Residents Who Want Housing for All! “Housing is a human right and a critical stabilizer in every person's life. Supportive housing is urgently needed in our city to keep everyone safe. ” Homelessness is not an individual failure, it is a policy choice. A life or death policy choice: the average life expectancy of an unhoused person is BC is half the provincial average at 40-49 years. We are in a housing crisis and 10-year-long public health emergency of the drug poisoning crisis. Indigenous peoples are most harmed by both these crises. But these crises can be solved! We can have a city where all our neighbours are safe, warm, and have stable housing and healthcare. Tell Burnaby City Council to say yes to the supportive housing proposal at 5389 Imperial Street!

Shrinking 36 Ontario Conservation Authorities (CAs) to 9 monster CAs will threaten our drinking water and our homes from flooding. We will lose our local expertise, and hands-on monitoring to protect our widely varied watersheds, our drinking water, and our flood protections. 85 % of Ontarians depend on our CAs to protect their drinking water. Our CAs maintain and monitor over 900 dams, dykes, channels & erosion structures & care for the wetlands that filter our water and cool summer's heat. Ontario's Conservation Authorities are funded about 53% by surrounding municipalities, local citizens funding 35% (with small fees and fundraising.) The province only contributes 5 - 8% to fund them: a unique watershed-based system. This amalgamation means our cities & townships will lose the governance of their own money, despite funding the CAs. For example, in the proposed new "St. Lawrence CA" which will merge 5 large CAs into one, there are 70 municipalities with elected council members on those CA Boards.  The Ontario Environment Minister states they will appoint a central committee to oversee all CAs.  The province states they want to amalgamate all the CAs to streamline the permitting system for developers. Instead, the province could create a computer program to deal with permits province-wide, send it to the CAs with new computers, & train people there to use it. (Then, we have to cross our fingers and hope the province does not start selling off our publicly owned Conservation Areas to developers, as they are doing to Wasaga Beach Provincial Park.)

Conflict around the world is escalating, and people are looking for real alternatives to violence. The International Peace Charter offers a principled path forward - rooted in dialogue, reconciliation, justice, and human development. When we come together, we can show our government that Canadians want peace to be at the centre of our national leadership. Join in signing the Canadian House of Commons petition:  Petition e-6869 - Petitions  

The City of Toronto adopted a climate action plan called TransformTO in 2017, in 2021 the city accelerated its TransformTO targets in line with the climate emergency that was declared in 2019.  The first 5 year plan approved in 2021 is in its last year and City Council will have a new climate plan coming to its December meeting (Dec 16). City Council needs to know that thousands of Torontonians support an ambitious climate action plan.   Residents of Toronto have already begun to feel the impacts of the climate emergency that the City declared in 2019. Major flooding events, an increasing number of heat days, and air quality decreasing to unhealthy levels from pollution and forest fires have already affected our cost of living, our health and overall day to day movements. In order to meet the challenges caused by a warming planet Toronto must continue and accelerate its commitment to NetZero by 2040.    We encourage all councillors to adopt a bold, equitable and strategic plan for mitigating and adapting to this crisis and support TransformTO 2026-2030.  We will present our petition of support to City Council on December 16.   Help build a healthy, low-carbon, climate-resilient city where we can all thrive. Please sign and share this petition.

The City of Toronto, and Canada as a whole, is in an unprecedented affordable housing crisis. Many struggle to find safe and stable housing in Toronto and Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC) wants to be proactive in housing our at-risk community members and has proposed to build 140 new affordable supportive homes at 1499 and 1501 Queen St. West.     Right now, PARC is facing opposition from a group of neighbours in Parkdale who want to reject our proposed development. PARC has been part of the Parkdale community for more than four decades. We already operate supportive housing at 1499 Queen and nearby buildings. We want to replace an aging building with safe, private self-contained units, indoor programming space, and onsite supports to reduce crowding on the sidewalk, and create more dignity, safety, and stability for our community members and neighbours alike.   Supportive housing does not negatively impact communities. Instead, it can enhance community stability and reduce crime rates by providing stable housing environments for vulnerable individuals.     This proposal will provide stable and supportive homes to those who need long-term housing. Supportive housing is one of the solutions to homelessness, and offers stability, on-site resources and ensures the safety of tenants and the neighborhood they are in. It combined affordable rent with supports, allowing tenants to heal, recover and contribute to their communities.    What is PARC’s proposal?  PARC is proposing to build a total of 140 units divided between 1499 and 1501 buildings, as well as enhancing a non-residential portion of the building to improve our community spaces. These new buildings will feature self-contained units with kitchens and bathrooms, laundry facilities, and carefully designed common spaces for tenants to enjoy. There will be on-site programming and support focused on housing stabilization, community integration, and wellness.     This proposal is not only about housing. It is about building a stronger Parkdale that lives its values: a neighbourhood that doesn’t turn its back on people in crisis but instead helps them rebuild their lives.    Join us in supporting the proposed supportive housing development at 1499 and 1501 Queen St. West. Sign this petition and stand up for a more compassionate and equitable Toronto.  

The Truth About Your Role: Your mortgage lending drives up house prices, making homeownership unaffordable. You finance landlords who evict long-term tenants to maximize rents, while your commercial lending criteria reward displacement over affordability. You've erected barriers that block non-profit housing providers from building the homes we desperately need; requiring 35% equity and loan guarantees that corporate landlords never face. And while you've abandoned climate commitments by leaving the Net Zero Banking Alliance, you continue financing sprawl and energy-inefficient buildings without assessing their carbon footprint; locking in decades of emissions while calling real estate "green investment." What We Demand: 1. ⁠⁠Reform your commercial lending practices and risk assessments. Stop incentivizing corporate landlords who raise rents, evict tenants, and reposition buildings from affordable to luxury. Deny financing to those who use evictions as a common business practice, or where patterns of tenant displacement are evident or likely to occur especially as a means of debt financing. 2. Publicly disclose to your customers if their mortgages are packaged and sold to investors. 3. Level the playing field for non-profit housing providers so that they can secure loans to purchase, retrofit or build truly affordable housing.   4. ⁠Invest in solutions by directing 15% of annual profits above $1 billion toward financing affordable housing construction, acquisition, and deep retrofits that maintain affordability in perpetuity. 5. ⁠Honor your climate commitments by assessing and publicly disclosing the climate impact of all residential real estate lending. Stop financing projects that increase emissions and prioritize conversions and adaptive reuse projects that are energy-efficient, and connected to public transit.  Canada doesn't just need more housing, we need a banking system that builds communities instead of destroying them. Read more about the role that Banks have to play in Canada’s housing crisis here.  Sign if you believe banks should be part of the solution, not the crisis.

The Basic Personal Amount in the Canadian tax code needs to be adjusted for inflation. Too many Canadians are living on the brink of survival, and this one simple step would make a huge difference to the poorest working Canadians. If anyone working a full-time minimum wage job could make their first $40,000 tax free, we would all be better off.  Studies all over the world show that putting cash directly in the hands of the poorest folks directly benefits the economy as a whole. This is because folks that don’t have much money tend to spend most of what they have, spurring the economy from the bottom up.