Madam Speaker, I rise to present several petitions. The first petition contains some 50 signatures from residents of Windsor, Ontario and St. John's, Newfoundland. The petitioners pray that the government will appeal its recent amendments to the Canada-U.S. tax treaty which negatively affect social security recipients who are residents of Canada. It is an unfair tax grab on seniors.
I am also pleased to table four petitions with some 800 signatures from Canadians from five provinces. The petitioners call on the federal government to end the discrimination in the tax code against single income families with children and to correct the inequities in the federal tax code so that there is equitable treatment of all families with children.
I would also like to table two petitions, containing some 400 signatures, mainly from Albertans. The petitioners call on the federal government to reduce the tax burden on the Canadian economy and on Canadian families through a tax cut of at least 25% over the next three years.