Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present a petition from citizens of Prince George—Bulkley Valley and also from Prince George—Peace River who are concerned about the growing trend of explicit public nudity and the effect it is having on children.
There are laws in Canada to protect our children against this form of nudity in all media, but currently there are no laws protecting our children in public places.
Therefore, the petitioners call on parliament to enact legislation to amend the Criminal Code, specifically subsections 173 and 174, the indecent act and public nudity provisions, to clearly state that a woman exposing nudity in a public place, her breasts in particular, is an indecent act.
The petition is signed by several hundred petitioners from our ridings.