Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have the honour to present a petition signed by several people in Edmonton. Many of them are from the Sheppherds care manor in Edmonton North: Nick Hebberhold, Sadie Redomski, Mr. William Block and Esther Bartel. I see my aunt's name is on here, Thelma Larson.
Whereas the majority of Canadians understand the concept of marriage is only the voluntary union of a single, that is unmarried, male and a single, that is unmarried, female and whereas it is the duty of parliament that marriage as it has always been and understood in Canada be preserved and protected, the petitioners pray that parliament enact Bill C-225, an act to amend the Marriage Prohibited Degrees Act and the Interpretation Act, so as to define in statute that a marriage can only be entered into between a single male and a single female.