Mr. Speaker, this November is the first-ever Diabetes Awareness Month in Canada. Eleven million Canadians have diabetes or prediabetes, and many have had a challenging time during COVID-19.
Diabetes has serious consequences and impacts on our health care system. I want to recognize organizations, like Diabetes Canada, JDRF, CNA and CINA, who do the great work for diabetes.
Not only is it Diabetes Awareness Month, but next year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin in Canada. We must do better, and we need a national framework. We brought insulin to the world. Why can we not be a global leader in diabetes treatment as well?
In the previous Parliament, I was proud to bring forward a motion to mark November as Diabetes Awareness Month. I hope all members will join me in raising awareness for diabetes. Together we can extinguish the torch at Banting House in London and defeat diabetes.