Madam Speaker, once again I am honoured to rise in the House, pursuant to Standing Order 36, to present a petition with several hundred names on behalf of my constituents of Kent.
The petitioners state an ethanol industry will provide definite stability for Canadian agriculture and the Canadian economy in general. Ethanol is one of the most environmentally friendly fuels available. Chatham, Ontario was recently selected as the first site for a major ethanol plant, 20 times larger than any in Canada to date, creating approximately 1,100 person years of work and contributing an estimated $125 million in annual economic impact.
Noting this petition, one of the signatures is the former hon. member of Parliament, Maurice Bossy, who was here 12 years ago and another is John Burgess, QC whose father was a member of Parliament here in the early 1950s.