Madam Speaker, this petition bears 881 names, for a total of more than 30,000 names that I have presented on the subject of personal injury crimes and sexual offences, especially involving children.
The petitioners call upon Parliament to do several things to protect our children and those most vulnerable in society, including a national registry of fingerprints, amendments to the Criminal Records Act to prohibit pardons for those convicted of sex offences, and to prohibit for life all those convicted of sex offences against children from holding positions of trust and responsibility.