Madam Speaker, the third petition is signed by 50 residents, principally of the city of Calgary.
The petitioners call on Parliament to act quickly to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and to adopt all necessary measures to recognize the full equality of same sex relationships in federal law.
I have also received a petition on the same subject matter from 37 residents of the city of Calgary that asks that Parliament not extend spousal benefits to homosexuals living together as a couple in order to prevent further damage to our already overburdened benefit system.
I have 37 signatures from residents of the city of Calgary that ask that Parliament not include the phrase sexual orientation in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, or in the human rights code, or in the Canadian Human Rights Act, in order to preserve the equality and personal freedom of all Canadian citizens and in order to safeguard the economy of our country.
This is obviously a very contentious issue in the city of Calgary, given the conflicting nature of the opinions expressed in the last three petitions.