Mr. Speaker, as all hon. members know, April is daffodil month, otherwise known as Cancer Awareness Month.
I encourage all Canadians to join in the fight against cancer. We can all take action to reduce the risk by working to have a healthy lifestyle.
I am proud to say that our government is committed to working in partnership to fight cancer. Our support for the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, in which we invested $260 million, is leading the tangible actions that will benefit all Canadians in the prevention and the control of cancer.
In addition to this, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research provided $138 million for cancer research funding.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers and caregivers for their support to patients and organizations that fundraise to help find a cure.
Everyone in the House has been touched by cancer in some way. Let us all work together to eliminate cancer.