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How are petitions used?
Petitions are a way for the public to formally request action or express an opinion to a government or other authority. They can be online or paper-based, and if they gather enough signatures, like Jessica Zbinden-Webster's nearly 100,000, they can trigger a debate in Parliament or require an official response from the government.
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