e-6471 Citizenship and immigration
Heather McPherson
Foreign policy,Humanitarian assistance and workers,Immigration and immigrants,Syria
April 16, 2025, at 4:13 p.m. (EDT)
Petition to the Government of Canada
  Whereas:
  
    The humanitarian crisis in Syria is ongoing;
    In March 2025, summary executions and other atrocities took place in Syria following insurgent attacks on Syrian security forces and during subsequent government security operations, with the Alawite community bearing the brunt of the violence;
    All Syrians, including minority groups, have the right to live without fear of violence or persecution for political, ethnic or religious identity; and
    Canada has a strong role to play in supporting Syrians in their desire to rebuild a free and democratic Syria in the post-Assad period.
  
  
    We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
      1. Grant an entrance pathway into Canada, on a humanitarian basis, to Syrians with family members residing in Canada who are able and ready sponsor their families; and
    
    2. Condemn all acts of violence against minorities in Syria, and to increase humanitarian funding and support towards building a free and democratic Syria for all Syrians.