Mr. Speaker, I would like to table these petitions before me signed by over 40,000 Canadians, including many from my riding of Essex and the city of Windsor.
These petitioners are concerned that due to the Ontario court of appeal ruling, incidents of topless women are occurring in our public parks, schools and streets. They ask that the Criminal Code of Canada be reviewed and amended to correct and clarify the sections pertaining to public nudity so as to restrict or abolish the exposure of female breasts in public.
The Coalition Against Toplessness is a national organization based in Windsor. It has co-ordinated over 800 groups from coast to coast and individuals from across Canada in an effort to reverse the decision which allows toplessness in public places. The petitioners would like this decision reversed as quickly as possible.