BAN PLASTIC BAGS IN CANADA!

Target:

Canada's Environment Minister, John Baird

Sponsored by:

www.GreenClubDurham.com

BAN PLASTIC BAGS IN CANADA

We are asking Canada's Environmental Minister, John Baird's help to implement an immediate ban on free plastic bags, and to ban plastic bags altogether throughout the country by July 2009.

Plastic never breaks down entirely. Instead, potentially carcinogen plastic fragments mix in with our water, soil and food, making its way into our bodies.
Avoiding plastic bags is the simplest way we can reduce oil consumption, preserve our environment our and children's futures.
Please sign this petition today to ban plastic bags in Canada and lead the way towards a greener future. Together we can make a difference!

(For more information on why plastic bags are harmful, visit: http://www.noplasticbags.blogspot.com/
http://montrealhunited.blogspot.com/2008/02/plastic-bag-solution-new-york-times.html

BAN PLASTIC BAGS IN CANADA

We are asking Canada's Environmental Minister, John Baird's help to implement an immediate ban on free plastic bags, and to ban plastic bags altogether throughout the country by July 2009.

(For more information on why plastic bags are harmful, visit: http://www.noplasticbags.blogspot.com/
http://montrealhunited.blogspot.com/2008/02/plastic-bag-solution-new-york-times.html

Honourable John Baird Minister of the Environment Government of Canada Dear Minister Baird,

We are asking you to help implement an immediate ban on free plastic bags, and to ban plastic bags altogether throughout the country by July 2009.

Please take a stand on this issue and help ban plastic bags in Canada, and help lead the way to a greener future.

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We signed the "BAN PLASTIC BAGS IN CANADA!" petition!

# 283:

8:34 am PST, Jan 13, Rebecca Johnson Toth, Canada

# 282:

4:42 pm PST, Jan 11, Name not displayed, Canada
hello.. its crazy to see how our soceity has become a plastic society. Plastic is unsafe for our society and as well for our health, and we still dont see change. We need to preserve whats left of mother nature!

# 281:

1:09 am PST, Jan 10, David Lilley, Canada
The SAQ (Quebec's liquor stores) have already stopped distributing not just plastic bags but all single use bags. Retailers are showing us it is doable, we need to make it happen.

# 280:

6:38 am PST, Jan 9, Jody Lilley, Canada
Why wouldn't we want to ban plastic bags? It is easy to get used to taking a few cloth bags to the store with you, and the impact on the environment is huge.

# 279:

1:36 pm PST, Jan 8, Sherry Ward, Canada
Ban Plastic bags now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# 278:

6:09 pm PST, Dec 29, Jennifer Gardner, Florida

# 277:

11:31 am PST, Dec 26, Alexandru Crasmariu, Canada

# 276:

10:14 am PST, Dec 21, Kelly Sargent, Canada
PLEASE STOP THIS. I am 17 years old and would like my future children to someday have the chance to see Earth's creatures who are becoming extinct due to plastic bag use. Ban plastic bags. Let's set an example for other countries.

# 275:

9:43 am PST, Dec 20, Rayna Gibson, California
Plastic bags should be banned everywhere good topic!

# 274:

10:55 pm PST, Dec 10, Greg Myshrall, Canada
Please. No good reason not to. All the reason in the world to do it.

# 273:

4:38 pm PST, Dec 10, Karen Banting, Canada

# 272:

7:20 am PST, Dec 10, Sarah Smolsky, Canada

# 271:

9:56 am PST, Dec 9, Jim Mahon, Canada
We have so much plastic going to landfill each year eliminating bags are such a easy first step.

# 270:

9:25 am PST, Dec 9, Name not displayed, Canada
Warmest congratulations to Giant Tiger Canada for already implementing a 3 cent rebate per bag of our own we use instead of theirs. It is the first step. Their next logical step will surely be a 3 cent, or better 50 cent! charge per bag of theirs we use! Should help them recover some of the 2 million a year they spend on free bags for us and get them having to spend less than 2 million a year in future as we are weaned off of them. It would be just great if the Loblaws store chains (Valu-Mart and others) would follow suit soon.

# 269:

9:28 pm PST, Dec 8, R COOPER, Canada
We can survive without plastic bags, but the environment may not.

# 268:

2:25 pm PST, Dec 8, Kathrin Winkler, Canada
Live without plastic - it has been done before.

# 267:

11:07 am PST, Dec 8, Kelly Clune, Canada

# 266:

6:27 am PST, Dec 8, Miriam Stucky, Canada
Enough with the plastic bags. REDUCE. reuse

# 265:

6:25 am PST, Dec 8, Janet McNeill, Canada
Plastic bags are a scourge we do not need anymore!

# 264:

6:15 am PST, Dec 8, Chris Tanner, Canada

# 263:

6:11 am PST, Dec 8, Gail Lawlor, Canada
It is time to make change on many different levels in society. Banning plastic bags is a visable and notable event that gets the general public's attention. Once they know they can survive without plastic bags they will be more receptive to other change.

# 262:

8:32 am PST, Dec 7, Name not displayed, Canada

# 261:

8:03 pm PST, Dec 4, Jordan Samel, Canada

# 260:

9:19 am PST, Dec 3, Ice man Bob, Afghanistan

# 259:

9:18 am PST, Dec 3, Najwa Fayad, Canada

# 258:

9:17 am PST, Dec 3, Kiefer Penicud, Canada
In the town that I live in there are at least hundreds of plastic bags in the street and I want to stop this stupidnes!!!!!

# 257:

9:17 am PST, Dec 3, Courtney Cardinal, Canada
please help the animals

# 255:

9:22 am PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Canada

# 254:

12:59 pm PST, Nov 28, Wendy Sheppard, Canada

# 253:

4:41 pm PST, Nov 25, Rick & Nancy Goodfellow, Canada
Plastic bags are indeed a scourge of the planet. If "developing" countries like Rwanda and Uganda can ban them, there is no excuse for a wealthy country like Canada not to take a leading role.

# 252:

7:43 am PST, Nov 19, Lindsay Rasmussen, Canada

# 251:

6:57 am PST, Nov 19, Kerry Allen, Canada
We need to stop using so many plastic bags! I know I try not to use them anymore and if I do, I re-use them over and over again.

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