Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a second petition which is signed by residents of my constituency of Burnaby—Douglas noting the concerns around the multilateral agreement on investment.
The petitioners point out that through this agreement the rights of Canadian citizens and the power of the Canadian government will be greatly suspended and superseded by those of foreign investors and multinational corporations.
The petitioners therefore call on parliament to consider the enormous implications to Canada by the signing of the MAI and put it to open debate in the House and place it for a national referendum for the people of Canada to decide.
I note that today it appears the MAI is dead at the OECD but nevertheless I believe this petition is important to register the ongoing concerns.