Thanks for your supportive comments, and for passing the petition on to your friends and contacts. I have revised and fine-tuned the petition to garner more support from Canadians and gain the attention of our new federal government. Please click on the link below to a Community Living Ontario article by Viv Snead on this advocacy project; see item #5 in the Nov. 13 issue of "Update Friday": http://eblast.gotenzing.com/t/r-A5E6593D205369FB2540EF23F30FEDED