Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present another petition from the citizens of Peterborough who support research into such diseases as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes, cancer, muscular dystrophy and spinal cord injury. They also support ethical stem cell research.
The petitioners point out that non-embryonic stem cells, which are also known as adult stem cells, have shown significant research progress without the immune rejection or ethical problems associated with embryonic stem cells.
They call upon Parliament to focus its legislative support on adult stem cell research.