Mr. Speaker, today is the international day for the elimination of violence against women and the first of the sixteen days of activism against gender violence.
I ask all Canadians and all members of the House to join me during these days in the fight to raise awareness about violence against women.
In the next few days, we will commemorate with sadness the anniversary of the tragedy at École polytechnique de Montréal. There will also be World AIDS Day and International Human Rights Day.
Today, let us start by remembering the three Mirabel sisters from the Dominican Republic, who were political dissenters and were brutally assassinated by dictator Trujillo on this day in 1961. Lest we forget.