Mr Tim Hudak (Niagara South): I have signatures from about 50 people from across the Niagara South area, including Donna Ruegg from Stevensville and Claude Winger of Ridgeway. It reads as follows:
"To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
"Whereas the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that women have the lawful right to go topless; and
"Whereas the federal government of Canada has the power to change the Criminal Code to reinstate such public nudity as an offence;
"We, the undersigned, petition the government of Ontario to continue to urge the government of Canada to enact legislation to ban going topless in public places."
I affix my signature in support.
Mr Frank Klees (York-Mackenzie): I am pleased to rise to present a petition that was submitted to me by the Cedarview Community Church in the town of Newmarket, as well as the Newmarket Alliance Church, the Valley View Alliance Church, Living Water Faith Fellowship, the St. Elizabeth Seaton Catholic Church and the Church of the Nazarene. The petition reads as follows:
"To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
"Whereas the Ontario Court of Appeal has 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 continue to urge the government of Canada to pass legislation to ban going topless in public places."
I am pleased to add my name to the signatures.
Mr Frank Klees (York-Mackenzie): I'm pleased to rise today to present petitions presented to me by concerned citizens of my constituency: Corinne Mariani of Newmarket, Mr and Mrs Harold Sellers of Newmarket, Deborah Vereecke of Tottenham and Mr Danny Howell of Midland. The petition reads as follows:
"To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
"Whereas the Ontario Court of Appeal has 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 continue to urge the government of Canada to pass legislation to ban going topless in public places."
I'm pleased to add my signature to this petition.