Mr. Speaker, I have a number of petitions on the same subject, with thousands of signatures. These petitions deal with the serious health issue of breast cancer to which about 5,400 Canadian women lose their lives each year and another 17,000 are diagnosed.
The petitioners call upon Parliament to urge the government to work with the provinces and the territories to designate one existing cancer research centre per region in Canada. They also call upon Parliament to take action to establish a toll free number for information, support and public awareness of the disease. Finally, they call upon Parliament to urge the government to begin consultations with the provinces and territoriesto establish the parameters for a national registry of drugs,medical devices implanted in the body, and various forms ofbiotechnologies.