Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions today. The first is a call for Canada to host a conference on nuclear disarmament.
The petitioners wish to quote the International Red Cross:
Nuclear weapons are unique in their destructive power, in the unspeakable human suffering they cause, in the impossibility of controlling their effects in space and time, in the risks of escalation they create, and in the threat they pose to the environment, to future generations, and indeed to the survival of humanity.
For that reason and many others, the petitioners ask that the House of Commons issue an invitation to all states to gather in Canada to begin discussions needed for a global legal ban on nuclear weapons.
The petitioners are from Nova Scotia. I look forward to the minister's answer.