Madam Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to rise on behalf of the good people of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola. I thank the people who have taken the time to write out their concerns to the government in the form of this petition.
I think members are no strangers to how the Chinese Communist government in Beijing views religious minorities, whether it be the Uyghur population or Falun Gong practitioners. The petitioners are most concerned about a horrible practice. In this case, it is called forced organ harvesting.
Essentially, the petitioners would like to see a resolution passed to establish measures to stop the Chinese Communist regime's crime of systematically murdering Falun Gong practitioners for their organs; amend Canadian legislation to combat forced organ harvesting, which I think most Canadians would agree is against the law; have specific sanctions in law; and publicly call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, which was mentioned earlier, has had over 1.5 million people from various countries sign petitions. I am glad to be representing the people of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, and in this case, specifically, the petitioners who believe this is a horrible practice that should be stopped, and not just in the provision of the government in Beijing but right across the whole world.
I ask for permission to table this document in their names.