Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions that I would like to present today.
The first petition is e-7157. It has been signed by 1,443 Canadians. These Canadians are alarmed by the fact that the Iranian regime is carrying out executions of political prisoners, protesters and Iranians who are exercising their fundamental freedoms. Detainees face imminent risk of execution after unfair trials, and petitioners are calling on Canadian members of Parliament to politically sponsor individuals imprisoned in Iran who face risk of execution.
Petitioners are urging the Government of Canada to recognize and back political sponsorship efforts, to establish a framework for political sponsoring of individuals facing execution or several human rights violations abroad, and to take immediate diplomatic and international action to pressure the Iranian regime to release political prisoners on behalf of the petitioners.