Mr. Speaker, today marks the launch of MADD Canada's annual Red Ribbon Campaign against impaired driving.
Impaired driving kills almost 2,000 and injures nearly 100,000 Canadians every year.
Impaired driving is a senseless tragedy as well as a 100% preventable crime. I salute Mothers Against Drunk Drivers for their tireless work.
I also salute my colleagues in the Reform Party for their fight against impaired driving. As a result of this fight, for the first time in 13 years the justice committee must now take steps to strengthen the laws that prohibit impaired driving, this senseless crime.
It is incumbent on every member of parliament to join this fight. I plead for their support to pressure the government to take leadership against impaired driving.