Madam Speaker, I have a petition signed by scores of public servants and others who live and work in the Peterborough riding. These people would like to expedite the payment in full of the moneys owing for pay equity since 1983.
This is a long petition and I know that according to the rules I can only summarize it. The petitioners say that the federal government has refused to abide by its own pay equity legislation and that there should be no negotiations as the federal Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the government legally must pay these moneys. The petitioners say that they have not had a pay increase since 1988 and that their income has declined due to inflation.
Therefore the petitioners call upon Parliament to urge the President of the Treasury Board to expedite the payment in full of all moneys owing for pay equity since 1983.