Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk about a cause very close to my heart. Every year, children with cancer must fight this unfair disease.
I have decided to collect money for this cause and to have my head shaved for the fourth Shaved Head Challenge.
Close to 10,000 people from across the province have already shaved their heads for this cause. The event has brought together a number of partners from the business world as well as from the media, arts and sports communities.
Today, in this House, I would like to ask my fellow members and all employees of the House of Commons to make a donation to Leucan.
The Shaved Head Challenge is a show of solidarity with children who have cancer, and who lose their hair during chemotherapy.
I would like to offer my full support to the families dealing with this disease, and particularly to Christine and her family, who will be at the community centre in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage this Sunday, May 10, to symbolically take on this challenge with me.