Mr. Speaker, I have a number of petitions to present concerning the multilateral agreement on investment.
This agreement was being negotiated at the OECD and was stalled in the spring of this year. Many of us hope that it will be stalled for good.
People continue to express their opposition to it, particularly in light of the decision this summer whereby the government had to back down from its ability to legislate in the environmental interests of Canadians because of a suit brought against it by Ethyl pursuant to chapter 11 of the NAFTA, which would be extended under the MAI.
Canadians continue to be very concerned about the possibility of an MAI, particularly one that contains an investor state provision, so I table these petitions.