Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present three petitions today.
The first is signed by residents of my constituency of Burnaby—Douglas and members of the Richmond riding of the New Democratic Party.
They note the multilateral agreement on investment will disproportionately expand and entrench unprecedented rights to transnational corporations and foreign investors at the expense of the Canadian government's ability to direct investment policy as a tool for the benefit of all Canadians.
They 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 national referendum for the people of Canada to decide.