Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I would like to present two petitions today, both of which I support.
The first is signed by over 300 constituents of Crowfoot. The petitioners would like to draw our attention to the fact that a natural and fundamental relationship exists between grandparents and grandchildren. However, grandparents as a consequence of the death, separation or divorce of their children are often denied access to their grandchildren by their guardians.
Therefore, they call upon Parliament to amend the Divorce Act to include a provision similar to article 6(11) of the Quebec civil code which states: "In no case may a father or mother without serious cause place obstacles between the child and grandparents" so that grandparents who are granted access to a child have the right to make inquiries and be given information as to the health, education and welfare of the child.