Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to present a petition pursuant to Standing Order 36.
The petitioners note that Canada is currently undertaking to conclude the sale of two Candu nuclear powered reactors to China and in so doing will commit $1.5 billion of the Candu deal with China to be financed by the Export Development Corporation.
The petitioners also note China's record of military assistance to countries known to have clandestine nuclear programs and that China's human rights violations are notorious both at home and in Tibet.
The petitioners therefore request that Parliament cancel the planned sale of Candu reactors to China and immediately withdraw from all arrangements concerning financial and technical assistance to China for the nuclear reactor technology.