Mr. Speaker, I have three petitions today; two are on the same subject and one on a different subject.
The first two petitions are on the subject of the age of sexual consent, a matter that is before Parliament right now.
The large number of petitioners draw to the attention of Parliament their opposition to the age of sexual consent being set at 14. They urge Parliament to raise the age of sexual consent to 16. They point out that this would do a considerable amount to protect teenagers from sexual predators. They point out that the Canadian Police Association, a number of parliamentary governments and parliamentary committees have all advocated raising the age of consent and they, and I, feel strongly about this.