In response to a question related to the root cause of the recent bombings in Boston, Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, said that "This is not a time to commit sociology."

The use of the word "commit" implies that he may consider sociology to be a crime.

At minimum, Prime Minister Harper believes that there is something wrong with sociology.

This petition seeks the introduction of a motion in the House of Commons that would clarify the stance of Members of Parliament on the usefulness of sociology in understanding terrorism and in the determination of public policy, including whether the act of sociology should be considered a crime.

It is important to understand where Members sit on this issue. Is sociology a waste of time, and should it even be a crime? Or is sociology a valuable tool of policy-making? Let's find out.

Here is a clip of Prime Minister Harper's remarks:

http://youtu.be/DOnbAidFP1g?t=24s

There are many stories in the media on this issue:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/04/25/pol-harper-trinidad.html?cmp=googleeditorspick



http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/25/string-of-terror-incidents-no-reason-to-commit-sociology-stephen-harper/



http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/String+terror+incidents+reason+commit+sociology/8294646/story.html



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-on-trudeaus-bombing-comments-this-is-not-a-time-to-commit-sociology/article11548558/