Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have two petitions to present.
The first petition contains the signatures of 50 constituents of Simcoe North and calls on Parliament to oppose any amendments to the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which provide for the inclusion of the phrase sexual orientation.
Mr. Speaker, the second petition calls on Parliament to delete entirely section 718.2 of Bill C-41.
I present these petitions because I believe all my constituents are entitled to express their views. However, I fully support the increased penalties for hate crimes contained in Bill C-41.
I call on the Minister of Justice to bring forward the promised amendments to the Human Rights Act to include sexual orientation as a prohibited grounds for discrimination at the earliest opportunity.