petition

Please print out the petition below, gather signatures and mail to:

Vicki Morell, 343 E 36th Ave., Vancouver BC V5W 1C5

Petition Presented in Parliament

Don Davies Vancouver Kingsway, BC

Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition signed by hundreds of citizens from across the country calling on the government to restrict residential wood burning.

The petitioners note that the health hazards from wood smoke are well documented and that black carbon emitted by wood burning is a major contributor to climate change. Wood-burning fireplaces and stoves can emit hundreds of times more pollution than natural gas or electric heating and wood smoke poses very serious health risks to those suffering from asthma or other respiratory illnesses.

My constituents, Vicki Morell and her husband Dan, are working passionately on these issues.

The petitioners call on the government to restrict residential wood burning in all areas except where no other heat source is available. They call for financial assistance to those who are unable to pay for an alternative heat source and for a national campaign to educate Canadians about the health hazards of residential wood burning.

I am honoured to speak to this issue and I respectfully request that the government give full consideration to petitioners' views.

TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED

We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:

THAT, it is the duty of Parliament to protect the residents of Canada from the health hazards, pollution, nuisance and interruption

to normal daily life from all residential wood burning;

THAT, the health hazards from all wood burning be recognized as a preventable burden to our health care system and a threat to

our environment and well-being;

THAT, black carbon from wood smoke be recognized as a major contributor to climate change;

THAT, wood burning fireplaces and stoves can emit hundreds of times more pollution than natural gas, electricity, or oil;

THAT, the most effective thing we can do to reduce the risk of health effects from wood smoke is to switch to a different source

of heat, such as natural gas or oil, per Health Canada.

THEREFORE, your petitioners request that the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled ban all residential wood burning in

Canada except in remote locations where no other heat source is available. We also respectfully ask the House of Commons in

Parliament Assembled to provide financial assistance to the residents of Canada who are unable to pay for an alternative heat

source and to establish a campaign to educate Canadians about the health hazards from residential wood burning.

Date 27th day of November, 2008

Signatures (only do not print) Addresses (full home address or city and province)

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