Mr. Speaker, October is Women's History Month.
This year we are paying special tribute to aboriginal women. Today I want to comment on the contribution of aboriginal women to our communities and this country, and talk about the journey forward.
In particular, I want to stand today and acknowledge those women in my community of Winnipeg North who work with aboriginal women, as aboriginal women, and for our community. I stand today to honour women who are the backbone of our community, who are agents of change and our hope for the future.
Let me mention just a few of them: Betty Edel, who is with the Community Education Development Association; Bernice Getty, who is with the North End Women's Centre, the Up Shoppe, which is a gently used clothing boutique, the Women and Money program, and who has also spoken out on behalf of solutions to domestic violence; Sonia Prevost-Derbecker, with Ndinawe, an organization helping young people; and many others.