Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present a petition signed by a number of Canadians including many Canadians from my own riding of Mississauga South.
The petitioners would like to draw to the attention of the House that managing the family home and caring for preschool children is an honourable profession that has not been recognized for its value to our society. They also share the view that the gravest social injustice of all time has to be the abandonment of the political system and taxation system for parents who provide care in the home.
The petitioners also agree with the National Forum on Health report stating that the Income Tax Act does not take into account the real cost of raising children even when one does it at home by oneself.
The petitioners therefore pray and call on Parliament to pursue initiatives such as caregiver tax credits or income splitting to assist families who choose to provide care in the home to preschool children.