Mr. Speaker, like so many of my colleagues, and the many times I have risen in this chamber in the past month or two, I am pleased to present a petition. This one is from the citizens of the beautiful city of Prince George in my riding.
The petitioners note that the majority of Canadians believe that the fundamental matters of social policy should be decided by elected members of Parliament, not by unelected judges. They also note that the majority of Canadians support the current legal definition of marriage as the voluntary union of a single man and a single woman.
Therefore they call upon Parliament to use all possible legislative and administrative measures, including invoking section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, commonly referred to as the notwithstanding clause, if necessary, to preserve and protect the current definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.