Mr. Speaker, I hereby table petition e-6836, which has been duly certified by the clerk of petitions.
The petition, signed by 810 people, responds to the House of Commons vote on October 8, 2024, in support of the 11th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, entitled “Reducing the Impact of Commercial Shipping on Shoreline Erosion in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Corridor”, which was tabled during the 44th Parliament.
Despite a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, the government has still not implemented the recommendations contained in this report. The petitioners place particular emphasis on the first recommendation: “That the Government of Canada re-establish a shoreline protection program...where erosion is due in large part to shipping, in particular where the channel is narrow and more exposed to wake...”. This is a major issue in my riding, particularly in the municipalities of Varennes, Verchères and Contrecoeur.
The petitioners therefore call on the government to take appropriate measures to address this issue and to establish a relationship of trust and collaboration between the federal government, users of the seaway and shoreline communities.