Mr. Speaker, May is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, and the carnation campaign is on now. The carnation campaign, which was initiated by a Quebec chapter in 1975, is now in its 33rd year.
The campaign's goal is to raise awareness of the disease and the organization's mission, which is to provide financial support for multiple sclerosis research and to “enable people affected by MS to enhance their quality of life”.
Multiple sclerosis is an insidious and unpredictable disease that can affect its victims' hearing, memory, vision, balance and mobility. It can have emotional and financial effects on its victims. The incidence of this disease in Canada is among the highest in the world, and women are three times as likely to be affected.
Let us all work together to bring hope to Canadians by buying these flowers, which symbolize love, fascination and distinction.