Leon Benoit

[Petitions, September 24th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, the second petition notes that 92% of Canadians believe that sex-selective pregnancy termination should be illegal.

The petitioners call on the Canadian Parliament to end discrimination against girls occurring through gender selection abortions.

[Petitions, September 24th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions that I am pleased to present on behalf of constituents.

The first is on prostitution. The petitioners note that the current rules on prostitution have been struck down by the Supreme Court. They also note that a high percentage of people are forced into prostitution through human smuggling.

The petitioners call on the Canadian House of Commons to legislate the purchase of sex with a woman, man, or child as a criminal offence. They would be delighted to know that our government is doing exactly that.

[Situation in Iraq, September 16th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, the member for South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, the member for Mississauga—Streetsville, and I were in Iraq. We visited three camps just three or four days before the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the opposition members arrived. We heard from people in the camps that first of all, they very much appreciated that their needs were being provided for so they could continue to survive. They were very thankful for that and thankful to the Kurds in the area.

Second, through interpreters, about 80% wanted to return home. Well, if they are going to return home, ISIL has to be defeated or removed from the area.

Here we are today listening to debate from the member opposite about some picky little things to do with what is happening here in our Parliament, when what these people want is to ensure that as winter comes on they can survive and carry on with their lives in the camps, and more importantly, can return home sometime. I have not heard an awful lot of debate from the member opposite on that particular issue.

What Canada is doing is providing heavy lift to lift weapons in and an advisory capacity from our military, which is exactly what is needed to help defeat ISIL.

I would like to ask the member opposite why she is not speaking on that.

[Rouge National Urban Park Act, June 19th, 2014]

You have your own members heckling.

[Petitions, June 19th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to present, on behalf of constituents, a petition whereby they note that an Environics poll has indicated that 92% of Canadians are against pregnancy termination for sex selection purposes.

The petitioners call upon this House to condemn discrimination against girls caused through gender selection pregnancy termination.

[Petitions, June 12th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, in the second petition the petitioners note that an Environics poll showed that 92% of Canadians believe that sex-selective pregnancy termination should be illegal. The petitioners call upon members of Parliament to condemn discrimination against girls through sex-selection pregnancy termination.

[Petitions, June 12th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present on behalf of constituents. In the first, constituents have expressed concern about the classification of firearms changing without proper public consultation and notice. The petitioners call upon Parliament to watch over the reclassification in a transparent and fair manner that respects private property.

[Petitions, June 11th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, the second petition has to do with gender-selection abortion. The petitioners note that 92% of Canadians believe that sex-selective pregnancy termination should be illegal. The petitioners call upon Parliament to condemn discrimination against girls occurring through gender-selection pregnancy termination.

[Petitions, June 11th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present today.

The first petition is on the changes to the classification of firearms without adequate public consultation and public notice. The petitioners note that this erodes the confidence of Canadians in our justice system. The petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to enforce the Firearms Act in an open, transparent, and fair manner, respecting the right to own property.

[Committees of the House, June 11th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I have two reports to table today.

I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, entitled “Cross-Canada Benefits of the Oil and Gas Industry”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government make a comprehensive response to this report.

I also have the honour to present, in both official languages, the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources in relation to Bill C-22, an act respecting Canada's offshore oil and gas operations, enacting the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act, repealing the Nuclear Liability Act and making consequential amendments to other acts. The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the bill back to the House with amendments.