Mr. Speaker, this past week was the YWCA's fourth annual week without violence.
In Canada this international event is exclusively sponsored by Clarica. In my riding of Kitchener Centre, the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Council joined with the YWCA of Kitchener—Waterloo to host a community leaders breakfast.
I commend these groups for their commitment to raising awareness about this important issue. Under the banner of “Share the Image of a Violence Free Society”, they have released a series of postcards in the Waterloo region with thought-provoking quotations and pictures.
Violent acts take place against all members of our society, in our homes, on our streets, in our schoolyards and even in the workplace.
Organizations such as the YWCA provide programs teaching men and women to express their feelings in a productive manner.
I encourage all members of the House to work with their communities to find local solutions to addressing violence, for, to quote Carl Bruehner, children “...may forget what you have said but they will never forget how you made them feel”.