432-01177 (Justice)

We, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:

Whereas Canadians are free to seek council from religious leaders;

Whereas, some Canadians wish to address their sexual desires and behaviours which they themselves do not desire. These may a include an addiction to pornography, adulterous sexual desire and behaviour, out-of-wedlock sexual desire and behaviour, and homosexual desire and behaviour;

Whereas, within reasonable boundaries (where a parent's wish to hinder the sexual behaviour of their child is considered reasonable), parents have a right to raise their children as they see fit;

Whereas, Bill C-6 seeks to criminalize certain conversations where people may seek council, from religious leaders or other mentors and counsellors, to address sexual proclivities that they themselves do not wish to experience, as well as to strip away certain parental rights mentioned above;

Therefore we, the undersigned, urge the Parliament of Canada to reject Bill C-6 in order to preserve parental rights and prevent the criminalization of conversations in Canada.