If I might, I want to mention Andréanne Larouche here, as well as Dominique, who spoke in the chamber yesterday, as did I, on the day of remembrance. They were such powerful words.
Andréanne, you in particular said, “We're here every year doing this. What does this mean? How much work is getting done?”
Those are valid questions. As I looked at all of us women standing in that House, I thought, we need to really understand that this is not a women's issue, and that men and boys need to and have to be involved in this equation or, as Andréanne said, we are going to keep coming back and coming back.
I was so pleased to have that moment of silence. Many of you engaged, and we were there at the flame, and it really spoke so loudly to why the endorsement of this 10-year national action plan is so important. You asked for an update, and so far with the help of Lisa, our parliamentary secretary, we have signed 10 provinces and territories, along with the federal government, into agreement. That means money has rolled out. That means grassroots organizations are actually being impacted and can help people on the ground. That's 10 provinces and territories.
It also speaks to the teamwork this is going to take. This means getting provinces, territories, the federal government and municipalities all on board with regard to fighting this and ending this. Again I stress that it's men and boys. There's no way we can solve this if we don't address that. It is about prevention, and prevention is the first pillar of our action plan. When provinces and territories come up with their plans, at least 25% of those have to be on prevention. Then it's the matter of underserved communities and then it's making sure that the sector itself is secure. Those are the three tenets, and all provinces and territories need to meet them when they bring their plans. Ten of them so far are in agreement.
Thank you, Sonia.