Debates of Sept. 19th, 2012

Dan Harris Scarborough Southwest, ON

Mr. Speaker, I also have a petition today calling upon the government to enact a national public transit strategy, which would be of particular benefit to my riding.

Ted Hsu Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, I have a petition from my constituents asking Parliament to support Bill C-442 from my colleague, the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands , the national Lyme disease strategy act.

Ted Hsu Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, I have another petition, mostly from constituents of Kingston and the Islands, calling upon Parliament to confirm that every human being is recognized as human by amending section 223 of the Criminal Code in such a way as to reflect 21st century medical evidence.

Kevin Sorenson Crowfoot, AB

Mr. Speaker, I also have a petition signed by many of my constituents from Chestermere, Alberta. It is in support of Motion 312. It recognizes Canada's 400-year-old definition of a human being and calls for changes to section 223 of the Criminal Code moving it to reflect 21st century medical evidence.

James Bezan Selkirk—Interlake, MB

Mr. Speaker, I have two different petitions I want to table today.

The first is a petition from Manitobans in support of Motion 312. The petitioners are calling upon the House of Commons to amend section 223 of the Criminal Code so that it reflects 21st century medicine.

James Bezan Selkirk—Interlake, MB

Mr. Speaker, the second petition is in support of my private member's bill, Bill C-386. I have almost 500 signatures here from across Canada supporting the prohibition of using tanning equipment by anyone under the age of 18 and properly labelling the equipment as carcinogenic-radiating equipment.

John Rafferty Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON

Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition on behalf of signatories from Thunder Bay calling upon the Government of Canada to support a universal declaration on animal welfare.

John Rafferty Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON

Mr. Speaker, I have a second petition calling upon the Government of Canada to affirm that pension benefits are in fact deferred wages and to elevate and define pension benefit plans to secured status in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.

Mark Strahl Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon, BC

Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to present a petition on behalf of my constituents in Chilliwack calling upon the Parliament of Canada to amend section 223 of our Criminal Code in such a way as to reflect 21st century medical evidence.

Annick Papillon Québec, QC

Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition against Motion No. 312, which reopens the abortion debate. I am very pleased to present this petition today because I think it is important.

Blaine Calkins Wetaskiwin, AB

Mr. Speaker, I wish to present a petition on behalf of constituents from the Wetaskiwin area of my constituency asking Parliament to look at Motion 312. They state that Canada’s 400-year-old definition of a human being says that a child does not become a human being until the moment of complete birth, contrary to 21st century medical evidence, and that Parliament has a solemn duty to reject any law that says some human beings are not human.

Therefore, the petitioners call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to confirm that every human being is recognized by Canadian law as human by amending section 223 of our Criminal Code in such a way as to reflect--

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

Order, please. I would remind members that they are not supposed to read the text of the petition but just provide a brief summary.

The hon. member for Trois-Rivières.

Robert Aubin Trois-Rivières, QC

Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise to speak on behalf of many Canadians who want the government to support the bill introduced by my colleague from Trinity—Spadina regarding the creation of a national public transit strategy in Canada.