Mr. Speaker, this is International Women's Week. Canadians across the country are participating in events to mark this special occasion.
In my riding of Kitchener Centre, in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, I hosted a breakfast featuring author Stevie Cameron and producer Lynda Shulyer who shared their personal experiences and challenges. It was a motivational morning.
History is being written right now. We must ensure that our sisters, daughters and granddaughters have the opportunity to realize their potential, that they are able to contribute to our country and our society in the fullest way possible. We have a responsibility to be their mentors and to guarantee the doors are open wide for them.
Judy LaMarsh, the first female Liberal government cabinet minister, once wrote:
Women will some day be equal in Canada and elsewhere in the western world. Through periods of incredible adversity as pioneer wives and daughters, we have filled the breach in every conceivable way. Each year we inch closer to true quality of opportunity.
Ms. LaMarsh was correct. We have come through great adversity but we cannot stop—