Mr. Speaker, let me thank the deputy leader of the Conservative Party for that very important question, and while we disagree about many things in the House I hope that on this very sombre anniversary we can all agree that violence against women is simply unacceptable.
Today, it is very important that we remember the 14 young women from Montreal's École Polytechnique who were killed just because they were women.
Our budget made unprecedented investments in fighting violence against women.
We have just had a moment of silence in the House, but I wonder if people would think it appropriate, and if you, Mr. Speaker, would think it appropriate, for all the women MPs to rise for one moment now to remember them.
[A moment of silence observed]