Around the globe, peasant and rural communities care for the Earth and feed the world. Yet, their rights to land, water, seeds, food sovereignty and a clean environment are threatened by corporate interests, land grabbing, resource theft and climate change.
What can peasants and small-scale farmers in the Global South do when a Canadian company violates their human and environmental rights?
Let’s ensure that such communities can live in dignity by asking Canada to adopt mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation.
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I am calling upon the House of Commons to adopt human rights and environmental due diligence legislation that would:
Please fill in the form below and click on the Sign the action card button. You will receive a copy of the email.
Until mid-April, get as many signatures as possible on our advocacy message to the labour minister, either on action cards or on the petition format.
Let us know how many signatures have been collected in your area by completing the reporting form. After you submit the form, you will receive an acknowledgement email that you should print out and enclose with your shipment. This will help us keep track of the cards and where they come from.
Hand in signed action cards and petitions to your local animator or mail them to us at: Development and Peace — Caritas Canada 555 René-Lévesque Blvd. West, 8th floor Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1B1We will count and collect all signatures for a handover event on Parliament Hill in May 2025.
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