Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions today. In both petitions, the petitioners note that section 223 of the Criminal Code, from 400-year-old British law, stipulates that a child only becomes a human being once he or she proceeds from the womb.
In one of the petitions, the petitioners call on Parliament to support Motion No. 312 and to have debate on that issue.
In the other petition, the petitioners call on Parliament to change that section so there is no discrimination against any person by not considering them to be a human being.