Mr. Speaker, the fourth group of petitions I am pleased to present are 14 petitions signed by 300 concerned Canadians from the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. They wish to draw to the attention of Parliament that over 100,000 therapeutic
abortions are performed each year in Canada at a cost of over $50 million per year.
These petitioners and all Canadians deserve to have a voice in how their health care dollars are spent and which health care procedures they consider essential.
The petitioners call on Parliament to support a binding national referendum to be held at the time of the next general election to determine whether or not Canadians are in favour of federal government funding for abortion on demand.