A new petition is urging the Canadian government to establish a national task force and standardized protocols for UAP investigations, advocating transparency, public trust, and international collaboration.
Conservative party member Larry Maguire is no stranger to actively petitioning the Canadian government for UAP transparency. Recently, Maguire published a petition on the Canadian Parliament of Canada House of Commons Chamber website, asking Canadians to sign a UAP transparency petition before Jan 19 at 2:17 p.m. EST.
Labeled as e-5178 (National defence and military operations) and initiated by Benjamin Bruce Schofield from Winnipeg, Manitoba, the petition sponsored by Maguire establishes the grounds for why they are asking Canadians to take action. These include recent discussions about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) highlight the need for a coordinated and transparent approach in Canada, and how UAP-related information is scattered across departments, leading to inconsistent responses.
The petition also argues that Canadian allies, like the United States, have made significant strides with dedicated offices and public reporting mechanisms, and Canada could benefit from similar efforts to enhance national security, public safety, and scientific understanding.
Both Maguire and Schofield advise that the citizens of Canada should call on the government to take action regarding UAP, urging the establishment of a National Task Force on UAPs, comprising representatives from the Department of National Defence, Transport Canada, Public Safety Canada, and scientific experts, to investigate, analyze, and publicly report UAP activities. They also request the development of standardized protocols for UAP reporting and investigation to ensure timely information sharing across government and scientific bodies for consistent and effective responses, and advocate for creating a secure, centralized public reporting system for UAPs that is accessible to all Canadians and has regular updates to promote transparency and public trust.
Finally, the petition calls for active engagement in international collaborations for UAP research and study, leveraging collective expertise and data from allied nations to better understand these phenomena.
MP Larry Maguire is the second Canadian politician to step forward and actively ask for government UAP transparency since Former Minister of Defense Paul Hellyer went public in 2005 with his positions on the issue, which included his belief that the U.S. government and other world powers have had ongoing interactions with extraterrestrials.
Starting in 2021, Maguire has called for further investigation into UAPs and advocated for an official response from the Canadian government to address the potential national security implications.
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