Mr. Speaker, September is Ovarian Cancer Month. Last week I had the honour to attend the launch of a special bike tour called Miles for Meagan on behalf of the National Ovarian Cancer Association.
Mike Rodger and his wife Maryilynn lost their 18 year old daughter Meagan to ovarian cancer. Through the tour they hope to bring attention to this brutal disease. A team of riders joined Mike and Maryilynn to cycle from Ottawa through many towns and villages to Toronto where they arrived today.
The number of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer is startling and disturbing. This year in Canada 2,500 women will be diagnosed and each year 1,500 women will die from it. It affects not only women but their families: husbands, brothers, fathers and children.
It is a cause worthy of our support. I hope everyone will join me to celebrate with Mike and Maryilynn as they arrive in Toronto with the Miles for Meagan tour.