Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present a petition from the residents of Kent.
The petitioners request that the federal government support an ethanol plant in the city of Chatham, Ontario, an area devastated by free trade and NAFTA agreements. Jobs will be
created in sustainable development and environmentally friendly agricultural outlets.
The undersigned petitioners humbly pray and call on Parliament to maintain the present exemption on the excise portion of ethanol for a decade, allowing for a strong and self-sufficient ethanol industry in Canada.