Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in this place to present a petition on behalf of many constituents and other people. This petition has over 800 signatories. The petitioners are concerned, as are so many Canadians, about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I will summarize the petition.
The petitioners call on the Government of Canada to increase support for civilians, particularly the thousands of children suffering from acute malnutrition, and for the loss of civilian infrastructure that has been destroyed, and they call for an end to the obstacles to delivering humanitarian aid.
The petitioners call on the House of Commons to pressure our government to apply diplomatic and economic pressure to urge an immediate lifting of the blockade and to ensure the swift and unimpeded delivery of assistance to the people of Gaza.