Mr. Speaker, I have four petitions to present to the House today.
The first petition is with respect to Bill C-6, which proposes to ban conversion therapy.
The petitioners are supportive of the general direction of the government with respect to banning conversion therapy, but they have concerns about the drafting of the bill, in particular the definition used of conversion therapy. The definition used in the bill is not consistent with most definitions of conversion therapy that have been used or understood at other levels and in other circumstances. They are concerned about how the flaws in the definition create unintended consequences.
The petitioners call on the government to fix the definition so we have a bill that in fact can command the full support of all members.