Mr John C. Cleary (Cornwall): I have a petition to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

"Whereas women's going topless in public promotes exploitation of women's sexuality and prostitution, taking away the moral and ethical values of our children and ourselves;

"Therefore we, the undersigned, petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows:

"To take this issue seriously and produce a law making it illegal for women to go topless in the province of Ontario."

That's signed by 130 of my constituents and constituents from S-D-G.

Mr Bob Wood (London South): I have a petition with 188 names. It reads as follows:

"To the Parliament of Ontario:

"Whereas at this time in the province of Ontario it is not illegal for a woman to appear topless in public, and due to the fact that this lack of restriction offends a large percentage of Ontarians;

"We, the undersigned, petition the government of Ontario to introduce legislation that would make it illegal for a woman to appear topless in any public place."

Mrs Julia Munro (Durham-York): I have a petition that reads as follows:

"To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

"Whereas the Criminal Code falls under the jurisdiction of the federal government of Canada;

"Whereas the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that women have the lawful right to appear topless in public;

"Whereas the Liberal government of Canada has the power to change the Criminal Code to meet the needs and requirements of municipal and provincial governments in Canada and to reinstate such public nudity as an offence;

"Therefore we, the undersigned, petition the government of the province of Ontario to urge the government of Canada to pass new legislation or amend existing legislation to ban appearing topless in public places."

This petition is signed by 17 people from Keswick who are constituents of my riding of Durham-York. I agree with this petition and I have affixed my name to it.