Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure that I present a petition which was provided to me by a group of young people with a very strong social conscience.
The petitioners were dismayed to learn about the harsh and degrading conditions under which many people work at extracting resources in other parts of the world. In particular, they have become aware of dangerous working conditions, low wages and the near slavery of many. The petitioners would like to have the minerals from these extraction practices called “conflict minerals”.
It is great to table this petition, which was spearheaded by a great group of young people from a school in Winnipeg's north end.