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Air quality card for Vancouver, BC on September 21, 2026. AQI 63, Moderate. PM2.5 15.3 µg/m³, falling. Map of PurpleAir sensors in the Vancouver area.

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Bad blurry photo of side street showing haze illuminating cones of street light.

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Green turtle (with head and limbs extended from shell) perched on a log protruding from water with scattered branches and leaves.

A picture of the front half of an airplane silhouetted against a half Moon.

Vancouver looking west from Burrsrd Bridge. You can see ocean, with beach, trees, city buildings on right and mountains in the distant. Also, a jetty for an aquabus stop.

Petition to the House of Commons

Whereas:

EI parental benefits end abruptly upon experiencing a stillbirth or death of a child, forcing grieving parents to immediately report the tragedy, risk accidental overpayment liabilities from the CRA, or recount their loss every 14 days to receive sickness/disability pay.

We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to immediately, this October 2026, provide dedicated funding to bereaved parents:

1. 100% earnings for 1 year for mothers who experience stillbirth, commencing the day of the baby’s passing. Stillbirth to be acknowledged at 16 weeks gestation onwards;

2. Wherein a mother loses a child after birth, all mothers to receive 100% of earnings for one year from date of child’s passing.

3. Wherein a mother undergoes surgery and requires physical healing, an additional 6 months at 100% paid leave be granted, 18 months total time off, 100% earnings. This support will not be labeled under E.I. Illness/Disability but will be recognized under Maternity Care as it pertains to the delivery of a child;

4. Fathers who experience a stillbirth from the gestational stage of 16-20 weeks to receive 3 weeks paid leave at 100%, and from 20 weeks gestation up to full-term, 3 months paid leave at 100%. Fathers who experience trauma of stillbirth at full-term, to receive up to 6 months paid leave at 100%; and

5. For fathers who lose their child, 100% pay to be granted for up to one year, or up to 18 months if the mother forgoes surgery or physical healing whilst there are other children to take care of.

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Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:

Families who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, pregnancy termination, or other pregnancy loss do not always receive clear, compassionate, trauma-informed information about lawful options for the respectful disposition of pregnancy remains;
Such options may include burial, cremation, collective memorialization, religious or cultural rites, spiritual care, or other lawful arrangements consistent with conscience, culture, faith, and grief;
Federal health-service settings, federally administered health-care programs, and directly federally funded institutions, including the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Correctional Service Canada, should provide clear written information, compassionate communication, and appropriate faith and cultural accommodation after pregnancy loss; and
No family should be left alone, in the middle of grief, to ask whether their child can be treated with dignity.

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Develop and implement a Pregnancy Loss Dignity Protocol within areas of federal jurisdiction, including federal health-service settings, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Correctional Service Canada, and other relevant federally administered or directly federally funded institutions; and
2. Encourage provincial and territorial health ministers to review their hospital, clinic, health-authority, burial, cremation, and pregnancy-loss policies to ensure that families receive clear information and respectful options after pregnancy loss.
History

Open for signature
September 16, 2026, at 4:47 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
January 14, 2027, at 4:47 p.m. (EDT)

In 2006, mosaic artist Bruce Walther (along with Liz Calvin) was commissioned to create the original 12 sidewalk mosaics for Downtown Vancouver. These works, which depict themes of cultural events, historical architecture, and influential persons, were installed on the sidewalks rather than as traditional floor mosaics, though they serve as permanent public floor art.

Map of outage

Air quality card for Vancouver, WA on September 20, 2026. AQI 77, Moderate. PM2.5 23 µg/m³, rising. Map of PurpleAir sensors in the Vancouver area.

Map of outage

Air quality card for Vancouver, BC on September 20, 2026. AQI 66, Moderate. PM2.5 17.2 µg/m³, steady. Map of PurpleAir sensors in the Vancouver area.

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Inukskuk over Vancouver harbour. This ancient symbol of the Inuit culture is traditionally used as a landmark and navigational aid and also represents northern hospitality and friendship. Constructed of grey granite by Alvin Kanak of Rankin Inlet.

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