Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by numerous citizens of Peterborough who point out that whereas the majority of Canadians respect the sanctity of human life, and whereas human life at the pre-born stage is not protected in Canadian society, these petitioners pray that parliament act immediately to extend protection to the unborn by amending the Criminal Code to extend the same protection enjoyed by born human beings to unborn human beings.
In the House of Commons on May 4th, 2000. See this statement in context.