PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS OF CANADA, draw the attention of the House to the following:

THAT Canada ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child even though it was not voted on in Parliament and not all provinces officially endorsed the ratification;

THAT if the Convention is fully ratified and implemented in Canada, bureaucrats and the Courts will be legally entitled to determine what is "in the best interest of the child"--not parents;

THAT by ratifying the Convention, Canada has created a bureaucracy in order to police parents and enforce the guidelines of the Convention;

THAT by ratifying the Convention, Canada is considering changes to our laws respecting the rights of parents to discipline their children;

THAT if the Convention is fully implemented, there will be greater incentives for families to abdicate their parental responsibilities to the State;

THEREFORE, your petitioners request Parliament support a Motion introduced by the Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville which states: "That, in the opinion of this House, the government should authorize a proclamation to be issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada amending Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to: (a) recognize the fundamental right of individuals to pursue family life free from undue interference by the state, and (b) recognize the fundamental right, responsibility and liberty of parents to direct the upbringing of their children, and urge the legislative assemblies of the provinces to do likewise."

Signatures (Sign your name. Do not print.) Addresses (Give your full mailing address.)

 
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Note: Signatures and addresses must be handwritten originals only.

Each signatory must indicate his or her address

Each petition must be free from erasures, crossed off signatures or changes to the text.

Each petition must have at least 25 signatures to be valid.

The subject matter must be shown on each attached sheet of signatures and addresses.

PLEASE RETURN POSTAGE FREE TO YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS, OTTAWA, K1A 0A6, OR TO:

GARRY BREITKREUZ, MP, (YORKTON-MELVILLE) ROOM 252, WELLINGTON BLDG., HOUSE OF COMMONS, OTTAWA, ON K1A 0A6