Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, it is my privilege to rise in the House to present a petition, duly certified by the clerk of petitions, on behalf of many concerned constituents of Nanaimo-Cowichan and the surrounding area.
The petitioners humbly call upon Parliament to enact legislation providing for a referendum binding on Parliament to accept or reject two official languages. Given Canada's current financial restraints the petitioners feel the existing official languages law is very expensive and is actually more divisive than cohesive.