Madam Speaker, I have the honour to present a number of petitions today. The first is signed by hundreds of residents of my constituency of Burnaby-Kingsway and elsewhere in the lower mainland, in particular supported by A & A Foods, Cioffi's Meat Market & Deli, Angelo Tosi, and National Cheese Co. (Western) Ltd.
It notes that a new regulation proposed by Health Canada will result in the banning of some imported Italian Parmesan cheese as well as some other types of cheeses, that small cheese factories and specialty cheese stores will be adversely affected, that Health Canada has not adequately demonstrated the health benefits of this proposed regulation.
Therefore the petitioners call on Parliament to urge the government not to proceed with the proposed regulations concerning unpasteurized cheese. I strongly support that.