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ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
[English]
Mr. Paul Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the
Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Pursuant to
Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official
languages, the government's responses to 12 petitions.
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Hon. Allan Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General
of Canada, Lib.) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-33, an act to
amend the Canadian Human Rights Act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
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Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.): Mr. Speaker,
pursuant to Standing Order 36, I submit two petitions to the House
today.
The first petition comes from Peterborough, Ontario. The
petitioners draw to the attention of the House that managing the
family home and caring for preschool children is an honourable
profession which has not been recognized for its value to our
society.
The petitioners therefore pray and call on Parliament to pursue
initiatives to eliminate tax discrimination against families that
decide to provide care in the home for preschool children, the
disabled, the chronically ill or the aged.
Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the
second petition comes from Sarnia, Ontario.
The petitioners draw to the attention of the House that
consumption of alcoholic beverages may cause health problems or
impair one's ability and specifically that fetal alcohol syndrome
and other alcohol related birth defects are 100 per cent preventable
by avoiding alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
The petitioners therefore pray and call on Parliament to enact
legislation to require health warning labels to be placed on the
containers of all alcoholic beverages to caution expectant mothers
and others of the risks associated with alcohol consumption.
Mr. Jim Jordan (Leeds-Grenville, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have
a petition from my constituents in places like Brockville, Prescott
and Spencerville. These people are asking the government not to
amend the Canadian Human Rights Act or the charter of rights and
freedoms by including in the prohibited grounds of discrimination
the undefined phrase sexual orientation.
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Mr. Paul Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the
Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I ask
that all questions be allowed to stand.
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Kilger): Is that agreed?
Some hon. members: Agreed.
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