Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege for me to present a huge stack of petitions, probably in the tens of thousands, from people from Kamloops and other parts of British Columbia concerned about the unfair treatment of people who carry out acts of cruelty against animals.
They have a long list of court cases where it has become clear that individuals have been very cruel to animals and have not received virtually any sentence at all, a little tap on the wrist. They feel this is unfair. They point out that the government consider directing judges to take this issue more seriously and to consider increasing the penalties for those who carry out acts of cruelty against animals.