Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the work of the women's committee of the Canadian Labour Congress and their postcard campaign “15 Days, 15 Ways to End Violence Against Women”.
From now until December 6, Canadians can send a postcard a day to remind the Prime Minister his government needs to do more than just make promises to help end violence against women.
This December 6 will mark 15 years since 14 young women were murdered at Montreal's École polythechnique because they were women.
This month is also Family Violence Awareness Month, a sad reminder that violence also comes not just from strangers but often from those closest to us.
It is time to act. The Canadian Labour Congress has shown us 15 ways to make it happen. Now the government must show us it has the will to end violence against women.
Our thanks go out to the Canadian Labour Congress for its vision and its campaign to end violence against women.