Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition signed by a number of Canadians including from my riding of Mississauga South.
The petitioners would like to draw to the attention of the House that Canada has the second highest incidence of breast cancer in the world, second only to the United States; that the United States has had mandatory mammography quality assurance standards since October 1994; and that Canada has no legislation for mandatory quality assurance standards.
Therefore the petitioners ask parliament to enact legislation to establish an independent governing body to develop, implement and enforce uniform and mandatory mammography quality assurance and quality control standards.