Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago, I was a student in Montreal, and I still remember just how shocked I was when I heard what was happening at the École Polytechnique and how the attack targeted women.
Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. It is a day of remembrance, but it is also a day of action.
Let us take action to put an end to violence against women.
Let us seek out women's groups in our communities and make donations of our time and money to support them.
Let us take action to establish better gun control.
We need to have stronger controls and ban handguns and assault weapons. That is what the survivors and families of Polytechnique victims have asked of us, through their group, PolySeSouvient.
Let us join together as we remember the women from Polytechnique. Let us not forget what we need to do. We need to end violence against women. We need to introduce stronger gun control. Let us do this. It is the least we can do in their memory.