Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about Movember.
I am inspired by the member for Sudbury, the thousands of youth I have worked with throughout the years, and my son.
Movember is an initiative that supports boys and men who are afflicted by prostate and testicular cancers, as well as those who face mental health challenges. I want to offer my gratitude to all those who have supported this amazing initiative, one sits beside me here on my right.
Mental health stigmas are detrimental to young men who want to tough it out and not risk their masculinity by admitting this perceived weakness. My message for them is that they are not weak for having a mental illness; they are strong for acknowledging it.
For the boys and men suffering who are silently suffering, I want them to know we care, we want them well, and we love them.