Mr. Speaker, I rise to present another petition from constituents concerned about nuclear weapons in the world. They are no doubt pleased at the modest progress this House has made in this regard.
The petitioners point out that the continued existence of over 30,000 nuclear weapons poses a threat to the very existence of civilization and all humanities combined, hopes for ourselves and our children. Canada although with the capacity to build nuclear weapons has rejected that option and in so doing recognizes the futility of nuclear weapons. They pray and petition that parliament support the goal of abolition of nuclear weapons on our earth by Canada advocating the immediate dealerting of all nuclear devices and that Canada join the nations of the new agenda coalition and advocate within NATO that nuclear weapons have no militarily useful role and that additional financial support be allocated to Russia to ensure the safe and secure disarmament of its nuclear arsenal.