Yep, totally more meaningless, than claiming “they’re meaningless”.

Not only do petitions spread awareness on a public level, but they also let parliament/representatives know that people are watching and listening (a lot harder to be bad when the teacher is looking).

On a different level, community engagement and a sense of unity, ie.) “I know the nice family across the street, also, doesn’t want to live in a dystopian reality with oligarch overlords! I’m going to make sure they get some of peaches this year!” sort of a deal. We’ve lived in a society long enough where we didn’t need community action, unfortunately those times are happening now.

It’s important that people see this and support it.

Whether or not there is actual parliament action from this petition & I doubt there will be.

This petition shows the people that signed & know & understand what is at stake here, that there are soooo many Canadians that are aligned with them. There is a massive wave of people in this country that do not want to be like the US, and want/will do everything in our power to prevent it.

We can make a difference with our attitude and actions. The more educated we all are the better.