Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, this petition has been certified correct as to form and content.
The petition is signed by thousands of Canadians.
Delegates attending the 1996 general council meeting of the Canadian Medical Association draw to the attention of the House a series of factors related to tobacco and tobacco related illnesses which kill over 40,000 Canadians every year and that cost Canada something in the order of $15 billion a year.
The petitioners implore Parliament to enact new tobacco control legislation based on the elements outlined in the government document "Tobacco Control: A Blueprint to Protect the Health of Canadians".