Original sentence: Lake filed the petition with the Clerk of the House of Commons on March 28 2007.Lake was presented with a petition signed by almost 500 individuals calling for Bigfoot to be protected under the Species at Risk Act.Subsequently it was reported by various media that Lake himself had argued in favour of giving such protection to Bigfoot
Edited sentence: In Lake's defense, he offered the petition to the House of Commons because ethically he must serve petitions to the House including those petitions signed by a minority of his constituency.Lake served the petition to the House of Commons.Lake was petitioned by constituents who at the call of Bigfoot profiteer, Todd Standing has called for Bigfoot to be protected under the Species at Risk Act.The media has omitted Lakes actual involvement in supporting of the Species at Risk Act, see Media Bias