Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is a special day in Canada. It is national child day. The significance is heightened because 1999 is the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Efforts of organizations like Our Kids Foundation in Ottawa and Results Canada help celebrate this special day.
In my riding of Dauphin—Swan River, efforts by the Coats for Kids Campaign through the Dauphin Friendship Centre help assist children in need.
Tomorrow is also the third annual national child day youth forum on Parliament Hill. We welcome them.
Governments must recognize children as Canada's strength now and in the future. Child poverty is a reality in this country. It should be addressed in ways that strengthen and promote the family unit.
Let us celebrate tomorrow with the fact that children are unique. We need to listen to them. But let us make a point of doing that not only tomorrow, but each and every day.