Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure that I draw attention today to the presence in the gallery of Amnesty International student group 731 from Thérèse Martin school in Joliette.
These young people collected more than 2,000 signatures from people opposed to trafficking in human organs, to which Guatemalan street children are prey. Their petition calls on the government of this country to take action to ensure the safety of these children, and of the humanitarian aid workers trying to help them.
I wish to congratulate the man who spearheaded this project, Marcel Lacroix, and the students who took part: Marie-Pier Bellemare, Marie-Élaine Sabourin, Jean-Luc Coutu, Jean-Pierre Coutu, Éric Lévesque and Francis Giraldeau, not to mention Dulus Racine, their spiritual adviser on this worthy endeavour.
The exceptional interest the young students at Thérèse Martin school have taken in children from a less privileged country deserves our heartfelt admiration. May their example pave the way for other humanitarian initiatives to put a stop to this unacceptable practice to which young Guatemalans fall victim.