Madam Speaker, I am rising to present an e-petition that has garnered over 1,424 signatures from concerned Canadians.
The petitioners are asking this House to look to our obligations under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, consider the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the context of the rights and freedoms of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and consider that the targeting of this group is a form of genocide. In addition, the targeting and removal of federal rights and freedoms from the 2SLGBTQIA+ group constitutes a practice that must be declared illegal and not allowed to take place within Canada. They are asking that Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ federal human rights be protected from being diminished or revoked with the use of the federal notwithstanding clause. As a community, we understand and accept the petitioners' concerns, but there is growing push-back on basic human rights toward this community.
This federal House is asked by these petitioners to stop this practice and protect Canadian rights.