Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of a ceasefire and end to Canadian support for the plausible genocide in Gaza.
Mr. Speaker, the petition contains a total of 905 signatures with 295 being handwritten and 610 electronic signatures collected on change.org. Of those signatures, 645 are from Northwest Territories residents, including 276 handwritten signatures and 369 electronic signatures.
And, Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories to request the Premier of the Northwest Territories, due to the vested interest the Northwest Territories has in universal human rights, international humanitarian law, and the Genocide Convention, to call upon the Canadian government to:
Fully uphold its obligations to the Genocide Convention;
Effectively call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza;
Fully fund organizations, including UNRWA, that will assist in the necessary lifesaving humanitarian efforts; and,
End Canadian sale of arms and military goods to Israel until it fully complies with the Genocide Convention and international humanitarian law.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member. Petitions. Mr. Clerk.
