Mr. Speaker, today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The YWCA has started its annual rose campaign, which calls on the government to ensure that women can seek shelter and that they do not have to be forced to choose between poverty or to go back to conditions of violence.
Over 100,000 women and children are having to seek shelter each year in our country, and aboriginal women are affected more than any other group.
Would the Prime Minister finally agree that with 500 aboriginal women missing, we are dealing with a public safety emergency in our country?