Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of Canadians who live in Hamilton, Burlington and Toronto, Ontario and a number of other places in Ontario.
The petitioners are unhappy with the MAI negotiations, in particular with Don Johnston, the head of OECD and who is pushing this agreement on Canadians. The petitioners feel this is the wrong approach and are calling on parliament to reject the current framework of MAI negotiations. They are calling on the government to seek an entirely different agreement by which the world might achieve a rules based, global trading regime that protects workers, the environment and the ability of governments to act in the public interest.