Marilène Gill

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 56 wordsKelly Morrisseau was murdered 20 years ago this year.¹ This young indigenous woman, who was seven months pregnant, was found at the entrance to Gatineau Park, less than seven kilometres from Parliament.²³ Twenty years later, her killer remains unknown.⁴ There are thousands of Kelly Morrisseaus, young girls and women who have gone missing or been murdered. Reasoning · 7 wordsWe have a duty to remember them. Thanks · 38 wordsToday, on Red Dress Day, let us honour the memory of the women, girls and other people who have been murdered, ⁵as well as those who have gone missing, whose families have never been able to find them.Thanks Claims · 62 wordsWe know that indigenous women are overrepresented among victims of femicide, domestic violence and vulnerable living conditions, ⁶and yet the 231 calls for justice from the national inquiry still have not been addressed by the federal government.⁷ We know this is happening right under our noses, just like the murder of Kelly Morrisseau 20 years ago, less than seven kilometres from Parliament.⁸ The ask · 8 wordsLet us remember and let us take action.Vague promise