Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present three petitions to the House today.
The first petition is on the definition of marriage. It has been signed by a number of Canadians, including from my riding of Mississauga South.
The petitioners would simply like to draw to the House that marriage is defined as the lifelong union of one man and one woman and is the best foundation for families and raising children. They also point out that it is the exclusive jurisdiction of Parliament to define marriage.
They therefore call upon Parliament to define marriage in federal law as being the lifelong union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.