The second petition, Mr. Speaker, is on the subject matter of stem cells.
The petitioners from my riding of Mississauga South draw to the attention of the House that Canadians support ethical stem cell research which has already shown encouraging potential to provide cures and therapies for Canadians and that non-embryonic stem cells, which are also known as adult stem cells, have shown significant research progress without the immune rejection problems or ethical problems associated with embryonic stem cells.
The petitioners therefore call upon Parliament to focus its legislative support on adult stem cell research to find those therapies and cures.