Mr. Speaker, my colleague, the member for Portage—Lisgar, actually reminded me of a good petition I would like to table.
In July 1999, the Chinese Communist Party launched a nationwide persecution campaign to eradicate Falun Gong. Millions of Falun Gong practitioners have been arrested and put in custody and many have been sentenced to long terms of up to 20 years in prison, where torture and abuse are routine. Tens of thousands are feared dead as a result.
Petitioners are calling on parliamentarians to do what they can to improve public awareness.