Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present four petitions.
The first petition is on air pollution. The petitioners recognize that fossil fuel consumption is a public health issue, causing 34,000 premature deaths annually in Canada. They highlight that Canada restricts advertising for tobacco, gambling, alcohol and pharmaceuticals to protect public health. Fossil fuel advertising misleads the public about the health harms of climate change, delaying climate action and the transition to cleaner energy.
To protect public health, the petitioners are calling on the Government of Canada to ban fossil fuel advertising, sponsorship and promotion.