Madam Speaker, I am also pleased to rise today to present petitions signed by concerned Canadians who wish to draw to the attention of Parliament that over 100,000 therapeutic abortions are performed each year in Canada at a cost of over $50 million per year.
The petitioners and all Canadians deserve to have a voice in how their health care dollars are spent and which health care procedures they consider essential.
They call on Parliament to support a binding national referendum to be held at the time of the next general election to determine whether or not Canadians are in favour of federal government funding for abortions on demand.