Mr. Speaker, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Today breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Canadian women.
Directly or indirectly, breast cancer affects us all. We all have a mother, a sister, an aunt, a daughter or a friend who has been struck by this devastating disease.
Nonetheless, we must recognize that much progress has been made in combating this disease and that more and more women are breast cancer survivors.
I urge all members of the House to wear their pink ribbons in support of the thousands of Canadian families affected by breast cancer.