Mr. Speaker, 22 years after the massacre, we continue to mourn the 14 students who were gunned down by a killer who did not think they had the right to live free and fulfilling lives. That day, Canada understood just how horrible violence against women can be. This violence destroys lives and shatters hope.
Let the House never forget these 14 lives, victims because they were women.
Let us together commit to do everything in our power to end violence against women in Canada.
We must fight for the thousands of women who must leave their own homes to escape violence. We must step up our efforts to solve the cases of nearly 500 missing and murdered aboriginal women, gone without a trace.
We must never give up the fight, because that is Canadian leadership.