Mr. Speaker, I rise again on an issue that I have spoken about a number of times in the House with regard to date rape drugs. The petitions I have in hand were signed by a number of my constituents and people across the country. The petitioners call upon the federal government to take stronger action with regard to the issue of date rape drugs.
They call upon the government to do three things: first, to have a separate section of the Criminal Code dealing with date rape drugs to facilitate newer tougher penalties dealing with drug-assisted sexual assaults; second, to have national standards for the collection of evidence with regard to sexual assaults and rapes to facilitate prosecution; and third, to have a national effort to educate young women on the dangers of date rape drugs.
I was pleased to announce yesterday that the petitions I have tabled eclipse the number of 10,000 Canadians who have joined my fight against date rape drugs. These are more Canadians who are continuing to call upon the government to finally stand up and do something.