e-1208 (Trucking and truckers)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- We have seen for decades that sideguards can play an important role in making communities safer;
- Over 800 Canadians die each year under the wheels of large vehicles. Sideguards have been proven to save lives in many other jurisdictions;
- There have been many coroners' reports recommending sideguards as remedies to these avoidable tragedies. These reports have covered fatalities in Canada dating back to 1986 with the latest published this year;
- The European Community has required sideguards for all heavy vehicles since 1989 and the United Kingdom for over 30 years;
- Large US cities such as Boston, Chicago, Washington, Portland and New York have all made the proactive decision to put sideguards on their fleets of trucks, following the available research; and
- Many jurisdictions across our country have already begun to require that all new purchases of heavy vehicles be pre-equipped with sideguards. Cities such as St. John's, Halifax, Westmount, Saint Laurent and Longueuil and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador have outfitted their government fleets.
- Open for signature
- August 1, 2017, at 3:14 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- November 29, 2017, at 3:14 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Mona Fortier
(Ottawa—Vanier)
June 7, 2019 (Petition No. 421-04219) - Government response tabled
- August 21, 2019