Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present this afternoon, both of them dealing with the same issue.
The petitioners from my riding of Prince George--Peace River and from Oshawa, Port Hope, Peterborough, Lindsay, Whitby and Ajax, all in the great province of Ontario, wish to draw to the attention of the House that adoptive parents make a significant social contribution to our society and often face significant adoption related costs, but out of pocket adoption expenses are not tax deductible as yet.
Therefore, they are calling upon Parliament to pass legislation to provide a deduction for expenses related to the adoption of a child.