Mr. Speaker, these 604 petitioners remind us that Canadians support ethical stem cell research, which has already shown encouraging potential to provide cures and therapies for diseases like Alzheimer's, diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury.
They also remind us that non-embryonic stem cells, which are known as adult stem cells, have shown significant research progress, without the immune rejection and also the ethical problems associated with embryonic stem cells.
The petitioners call upon Parliament to focus its legislative agenda and support on adult stem cell research to find the cures and therapies necessary to treat the illnesses and diseases of suffering Canadians.