Mr. Speaker, I have two sets of petitions to present. The first has to do with the abolition of nuclear weapons.
The Canadians who signed this petition note that there continue to exist over 35,000 nuclear weapons on the earth. They note the continuing existence of nuclear weapons poses a threat to the survival of human civilization and the global environment. They agree with the secretary general of the UN who said that the most safe, sure and swift way to deal with the threat of nuclear arms is to do away with them in every regard.
They call on parliament to support the immediate initiation and conclusion by the year 2000 of an international convention that would set out a binding timetable for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.