“Today is Red Dress Day. Twenty years ago, a pregnant Indigenous woman named Kelly Morrisseau was murdered near Parliament, and her killer was never found. Thousands of other Indigenous women and girls are also missing or murdered. The government still has not acted on the 231 calls for justice from the national inquiry. We must remember these victims and take action.”

“Mr. Speaker, Kelly Morrisseau was murdered 20 years ago this year. This young indigenous woman, who was seven months pregnant, was found at the entrance to Gatineau Park, less than seven kilometres from Parliament. Twenty years later, her killer remains unknown. There are thousands of Kelly Morrisseaus, young girls and women who have gone missing or been murdered. We have a duty to remember them. Today, on Red Dress Day, let us honour the memory of the women, girls and other people who have been murdered, as well as those who have gone missing, whose families have never been able to find them. We know that indigenous women are overrepresented among victims of femicide, domestic violence and vulnerable living conditions, and yet the 231 calls for justice from the national inquiry still have not been addressed by the federal government. 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. Let us remember and let us take action.”