Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition signed by a number of Canadians including some from my own riding of Mississauga South on the subject matter of marriage.
The petitioners would like to draw to the attention of Parliament that the majority of Canadians believe that fundamental matters of social policy should be decided by elected members of Parliament and not by the unelected judiciary.
The petitioners call upon Parliament to use all possible legislative and administrative measures, including the invocation of section 33 of the charter, known as the notwithstanding clause, if necessary to preserve and protect the current definition of marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.