Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present today.
The first petition states that marriage is the best foundation for families and the raising of children; that the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman is being challenged; and that this honourable House passed a motion in June 1999 that called for marriage to continue to be defined as the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.
The petitioners therefore call upon Parliament to pass legislation to recognize the institution of marriage in federal law as being a lifelong union of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others.