Mr. Speaker, next Monday in this House we will see a sure sign that spring is coming to Ottawa. The Prime Minister will celebrate International Women's Day by having every woman Liberal MP he can find stand to sing the praises of the government.
Instead of stage managing the chorus line, this government should be acting to support women in their right for equality; acting to ensure fair treatment for older women by abandoning its plan to raid public service pension funds; acting to keep its endlessly delayed promise to women in the public service and deliver pay equity; acting to give women working in the home the respect they deserve for doing the most important job anyone can do, raising the next generation; and acting to end employment insurance rules which discriminate against women.
Canadian women are tired of words. What women want and demand is action; action that helps them feed themselves and, most importantly, their children.