Mr. Speaker, 1,000 of the undersigned residents of Canada draw to the attention of the House that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is Canada's national public broadcasting service and an agent of Her Majesty; that the CBC is funded by the federal government with taxpayers' dollars; that the CBC plays a significant role in meeting the statutory objective set out for the broadcasting system of safeguarding, enriching and strenghthening the cultural, political, social and economic fabric of Canada; that the CBC has applied to televise the proceedings of the Paul Bernardo trial and that this application does not support the role of the CBC and does nothing to safeguard, enrich or strengthen the fabric of Canada.
Therefore the petitioners call upon Parliament to condemn the actions of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and to request that accordance with its responsibilities as the national broadcaster, the CBC withdraw its application to televise the Paul Bernardo trial.