Mr. Speaker, today I want to recognize the efforts of a national organization called Operation Go Home.
It is largely a volunteer organization which strives to return runaway youth in crisis to their families or to connect them with the appropriate existing agencies that can best help them. It has offices now in operation in Ottawa, Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
Its success is noteworthy. In 1993 it assisted 1,429 young people in crisis. Between 35 and 40 per cent of the youth were directed to a caring environment.
There are over 100,000 children living on the streets of Canada on any given day. Sadly the number continues to rise.
I want to draw your attention, Mr. Speaker, to this organization that has been working for some 20 years to return children, to see that they are returned either to their homes or to support agencies.