Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, it is my honour to present two petitions signed by several hundred constituents.
The first petition, which has over 800 signatures, wishes to draw the attention of the House to the following: That the majority of Canadians respect the sanctity of human life and that human life at the pre-born stage is not protected in Canadian society. Therefore the petitioners pray that Parliament act immediately to extend protection to the unborn child by amending the Criminal Code to extend the same protection enjoyed by born human beings to unborn human beings.