Mr. Speaker, hundreds of Quebec women are marching on Quebec City to draw attention to poverty, which is rampant in our society, particularly among women. These women left Montreal, Longueuil and Rivière-du-Loup to reach Quebec City on June 4, when 10,000 women will hold a protest rally.
One of their nine main demands is that the Quebec government substantially increase the minimum wage so that lower paid workers can break out of poverty. This is an exceptional show of solidarity that is worth mentioning and supporting.
On behalf of the Bloc Quebecois, I wish to commend these women, and particularly Françoise David, president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec, who had the idea for this march and organized it.