Mr. Speaker, this award recognizes a very important day in 1927, a time when five women from Alberta challenged the fact that women could not go to the Senate because they were not considered to be persons. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against them. They went to London where it was ruled that women were in fact persons.
We must continue to look at our past if we are going to move forward in the future. Every year five women who have done a great deal to advance equality for women are honoured. This year these women happen to be in the House. I understand that the Speaker has recognized them. They are great women. They have faced many challenges and we must continue to view them as role models in the future.