Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present to the House today.
The first is signed by Patricia Scott and 54 others of North Vancouver who ask parliament to recognize the concept of marriage as only the voluntary union of a single, that is unmarried, male and a single, that is unmarried, female.
They ask that we consider it to be the duty of parliament to ensure that marriage as it has always been known and understood in Canada be preserved and protected and therefore, that we enact Bill C-225, and act to amend the Marriage Act.
Mr. Speaker, the second petition which is on the same matter is signed by Eleonora Mares and 45 others from North Vancouver.