Mr. Speaker, our theme, “Come Together, Act Now”, emphasizes that everyone plays a part, especially men and boys, in changing attitudes and behaviours that contribute to gender-based violence.
This dangerous behaviour is pervasive. Even the leader of the Conservative Party embedded misogynistic hashtags in his YouTube videos. Canadian women remember. Our government will never back down on supporting survivors. We created the first national action plan to end gender-based violence, backed by more than half a billion dollars. We will not relent until every woman is safe.