Barbara Robinson is a professional engineer in the riding of Waterloo. She and dozens of other petitioners have signed a petition calling on the Government of Canada to update, to change, the National Building Code.
The petitioners acknowledge that the National Building Code, part 3, makes no provision for menstruating women's needs in public toilet stalls. They raise the point that unless something is poo or pee, it should not go down the toilet, so pads and tampons should really have a space for disposal; therefore, adding to the code the necessity of having a garbage can in women's stalls is important.
Citizens and residents of the riding and region of Waterloo are calling upon the Government of Canada to change the National Building Code to make provisions for public toilet stalls to meet the needs of people who menstruate.