Mr. Speaker, many Canadians generously support the fight against HIV-AIDS and wish to draw to the attention of Parliament to the rate at which HIV-AIDS is spreading in marginalized areas of Canada and the world. They would also like to point out to Parliament that the debts owed by less developed countries hinder the effort to fight HIV-AIDS; that dozens of people are dying of AIDS every day; and that HIV-AIDS funding has not increased since 1993.
The people want Parliament to use its influence to cancel the debts that developing countries owe to Canada, increase funding and ensure that patents do not block access to medicines.