Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a petition calling for the adoption of my bill C-277, renumbered C-235, on female genital mutilation. Fifty-seven persons from British Columbia have taken the initiative of circulating and signing a petition in support of a measure to protect women and young girls.
Let us hope that all of the members of this House will bow to their wishes and vote in favour of making genital mutilation a criminal act. I hope that certain amendments will be made to the bill on genital mutilation the government is preparing to pass.