Mr. Speaker, one of my colleagues recently stood in the House and admitted that she was beaten by a man.
A member of the Reform Party tried to connect this to the tragic situation five years ago in Montreal at l'École polytechnique by saying: "Let's not bring disrespect to that day by trying to use it for an inappropriate political agenda".
What is more appropriate than women saying in the House and across the country that abuse against women and children is not acceptable and they are not going to stand for it?
What better testimony to these 14 young women than the courage of the women of Canada in the support of abolishment of abuse against women? What is more appropriate than members standing individually and collectively to abolish violence against women in this country?