Mr. Speaker, I have three petitions. The first one requests parliament to reassure Canadian families and reaffirm written statements made by the government on June 9, 1998 that concerns that the convention on the rights of the child undermines the role of parents are unwarranted and concerns that the government intends to remove section 43 from the Criminal Code are unwarranted.
I have another petition that asks parliament to affirm the duty of parents to responsibly raise their children according to their own conscience and beliefs and to retain section 43 in Canada's Criminal Code as it is currently worded.
The third petition requests parliament to support a motion introduced by the member for Yorkton—Melville which asks parliament to recognize the fundamental right of individuals to pursue family life free from undue interference by the state and recognize the fundamental right, responsibility and liberty of parents to direct the upbringing of their children and urge the legislative assemblies and the provinces to do likewise.