Madam Speaker, I have two petitions I would like to present today.
The first petition is signed by a number of Canadians who are concerned about the current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo and what they see as a lack of involvement on the part of our government.
The petitioners call upon the House to respond to the immediate humanitarian needs of victims of the crisis, using funds from CIDA's fragile states and countries experiencing humanitarian crisis program. They would like to see the mandate and the resources of the UN mission in Congo strengthened.
The petitioners call upon the UN to relaunch the work of its panel on the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the DRC.
The signatories to this petition have taken the time to add their name and express support for this cause, and I trust the government will include their voices in its consideration of this issue.