Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of a number of Canadians, including from my own riding of Mississauga South, on the matter of stem cells.
The petitioners acknowledge, as I do, that life begins at conception and they would like to point out that Canadians do support ethical stem cell research which has already shown encouraging potential to provide the cures and therapies for the illnesses and diseases of Canadians.
They also want to point out that non-embryonic stem cells, also known as adult stem cells, have shown significant research progress without the immune rejection or ethical problems associated with embryonic stem cells.
The petitioners therefore call upon Parliament to support legislative efforts which will pursue adult stem cell research to find the cures and therapies necessary for Canadians.