Mr. Speaker, I present a petition from citizens of the Peterborough area concerned about the war in Afghanistan.
The petitioners deeply mourn the tragedy of last September and condemn the perpetrators of the atrocities. They deeply mourn the civilian casualties in Afghanistan and commend the United States for showing compassion to the Afghan people by dropping food rations from airplanes.
The petitioners call on the Parliament of Canada to put a hold on Canadian military action. They earnestly request that the U.S. and Great Britain place a moratorium on military action against Afghanistan. They ask that the United Nations enter into negotiations to allow emergency UN relief aid to be distributed. They call on the Canadian government to request that further actions against the Taliban and others in future be carried out by the United Nations in accordance with international law.