Mr Bob Wood (London South): I have a petition signed by 192 people from the London area. It reads as follows:

"To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

"Whereas the courts have ruled that women have the lawful right to go topless in public; and

"Whereas the Liberal government of Canada has the power to change the Criminal Code to reinstate such public nudity as an offence;

"We the undersigned respectfully petition the government of Ontario to pass a bill empowering municipalities to enact bylaws governing dress code and to continue to urge the government of Canada to pass legislation to reinstate such partial nudity as an offence."

Mr Bernard Grandmaître (Ottawa East): I have a petition signed by more than 3,000 people. It's addressed to the Legislature of Ontario.

"Whereas the Court of Appeal of Ontario has ruled that it is not an indecent act under the Criminal Code for a woman to go topless in public,

"We, the undersigned, petition the Legislature of Ontario as follows:

"We, the undersigned, urge the government of Ontario to immediately enact legislation to prohibit women from being topless in public."

I will sign the petition.