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HANSARD 7 Whitehorse, Yukon Safety and Respect for All Women and Girls November 27, 2006 HANSARD 7 Whitehorse, Yukon safety and respect for all women and girls. This is the challenge Monday, November 27, 2006 — 1:00 p.m. that any man can choose to take. Speaker: I will now call the House to order. We will Mr. Inverarity: I rise on behalf of the official opposi- proceed at this time with prayers. tion to pay tribute to the White Ribbon Day for the elimination of violence against women. Wearing a white ribbon is a per- Prayers sonal pledge never to commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women. November 25 is the International Day DAILY ROUTINE for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In Canada we Speaker: We will proceed at this time with the Order wear this white ribbon until December 6, the anniversary of the Paper. Montreal massacre and Canada’s National Day of Remem- Tributes. brance and Action on Violence Against Women. Violence against women includes physical and sexual as- TRIBUTES sault, sexual harassment and psychological and emotional In recognition of White Ribbon Day abuse. Not all violence leaves visible scars. Emotional violence Hon. Mr. Fentie: It is my honour to rise in the House includes regular subjection to demeaning jokes, domineering today to acknowledge White Ribbon Day, also known as the forms of behaviour and sexual harassment. Wearing a white International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against ribbon provokes discussion, debate and soul searching among Women, which takes place November 25, each and every year. men. The ribbon is a catalyst for this discussion; it is a catalyst Wearing a white ribbon signifies a man’s pledge not to for change. Respect for girls and women and equality between commit, condone or be silent about violence against women men and women are preconditions to ending this violence. This and girls. won’t happen overnight. Real solutions are truly long-term I am indeed heartened to see a roomful of white ribbons solutions. As men who care about the women in our lives we here today. can take responsibility to help to ensure that women live free of The purpose of the white ribbon is to demonstrate men’s fear and violence. commitment to working toward gender equality by speaking We must teach our children by example that all forms of out about discrimination and violence against women. The rib- violence are unacceptable. We must pledge not to remain silent bon represents our collective commitment to challenge sexism and pledge to challenge the men around us to act to end this in our everyday lives. Our commitment to ending violence violence. Let us all work together to change our attitudes and against women is absolutely fundamental to creating communi- our behaviours. ties of peace and safety for women and girls. We in the Yukon Thank you. have long been committed to building healthy communities. This day, and the next couple of weeks leading up to December Mr. Cardiff: As a Canadian man, it’s my honour to 6, Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Vio- rise and recognize all those men who are wearing a white rib- lence Against Women, helps to focus and strengthen our efforts bon today. The White Ribbon Campaign started in Canada and in achieving this goal. begins on November 25 each year. It commemorates the Inter- I am proud to be wearing a white ribbon today, and I am national Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. also proud to be part of a government where, two years ago in From that day until December 6, when together we mourn the November, members in each seat in this Legislative Assembly tragic deaths by shooting of 14 women in Montreal, men are agreed unanimously to support a public education campaign on urged to wear the white ribbon. preventing violence against women and children. The cam- It is our public demonstration in support of individuals and paign’s posters and ads provide suggestions for concrete action of organizations working for the elimination of violence against in speaking to those people who know or suspect that a woman women. is living with violence. As we look back each year at this time it is with dismay From the overwhelming response to the campaign, we that we are aware of the continuing incidence of physical and know that throughout Yukon there is a strong will to continue sexual abuse of women, of economic and emotional coercion to enhance our ability to support women and children who are and even murders of our sisters, our mothers and daughters. experiencing violence. As men, we make our choice to speak The disturbing statistics bear repeating: nearly 200 women and to act when we know violence is taking place. Our sisters, are killed in homicides in Canada each year; one in five women nieces, mothers, aunts and our children need us to demonstrate is a victim of sexual assault in her lifetime; aboriginal women leadership and strength in our allied role to challenge and pre- are especially at risk for violence — four times the rate of non- vent violence through our actions and through our words. aboriginal women. Without our action and commitment, women and girls will Underneath much of this violence against women is the be- continue to experience barriers to equality. We, as men, must lief that women should be subordinate to men. The recent an- strive to become allies with women to ensure that gender equal- nouncement of funding cutbacks to the federal women’s pro- ity is realized in the Yukon, not least through the creation of gram, which is mandated to ensure that public policy is equita- 8 HANSARD November 27, 2006 ble for women as well as provide funding to women’s organi- acknowledge the crucial role the survey plays in supporting the zations seeking equality for women, is disturbing. management and development of our resources. Along with the funding cuts, the words “women’s equali- I want to say in closing that the Yukon government is ty” have been struck from the mandate of that federal program. pleased to support the Geoscience Forum. Expansion of our Women are now barred from lobbying government for the ad- scientific and technical knowledge of the geology of the territo- vancement of their equality, and many women’s programs ry is vital to understanding how we can best manage our non- across the country will be closing. We can only imagine how renewable natural resources. Knowledge is the key for success- many more women must suffer violence as a result of inequali- ful development, balanced land use planning and wise steward- ty because of this short-sighted move that shuts off important ship of our resources. resources and policies. As men, and as legislators, we cannot Thank you, Mr. Speaker. allow ourselves to ignore the hard facts that women live with. We must recognize that income gaps for women create poverty. Speaker: Are there any further tributes? There are homeless women who are forced to trade sex for a Introduction of visitors. place to sleep. Substance abuse accompanies intolerable social conditions. These are facts that are at the root of violence INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS against women. Hon. Ms. Horne: I would like all members of this As- Let us wear our white ribbons with pride, knowing that at sembly to join me in welcoming our guests who have braved the same time we are also working hard to eliminate violence the frigid weather to be here for the Safer Communities and against women. Neighbourhoods Act announcement. Inspector Tracy Hardy is Thank you, Mr. Speaker. here on behalf of the RCMP. From the Downtown Residents Association: Diane Brent, John Pattimore, Brian Eaton, th Rachael Grantham, Roxanne Livingstone and from the White- In recognition of the 34 Annual Geoscience Forum horse Chamber of Commerce, Rick Karp. I would like to thank Hon. Mr. Lang: I rise today to ask my colleagues in each of these groups for their work in developing this important the House to join me in paying tribute to geoscience and the th legislation. 34 Annual Geoscience Forum. The latest in exploration and I would also at this time like to recognize our former MLA research as well as industry information is being showcased at for Pelly-Nisutlin, Dean Hassard. the annual forum, opening in Whitehorse today and wrapping Thank you. up on November 29. I would like to thank the Yukon Chamber of Mines for all the hard work they have done organizing this Speaker: Are there any further introductions of visi- forum. The Yukon Geoscience Forum is well respected among tors? industry, government and academia as an event that presents the latest information on exploration, development and tech- TABLING RETURNS AND DOCUMENTS nology associated with the mineral and oil and gas sector of the Speaker: Under tabling returns and documents, the territory. The chamber expects a record attendance of over 350 Chair has for tabling the Conflict of Interest Commission annu- participants from across Canada, including geologists, scien- al report for the period ending March 31, 2006. This report was tists, academics, service and supply companies, investors, pro- distributed to Members of the Legislative Assembly and to the spectors, placer miners, mining and oil and gas companies, and media this past July. government representation. Further, the Chair has for tabling a report of the Clerk of 2006 was a banner year for exploration and mining activity the Assembly made pursuant to subsection 39.6 of the Legisla- in Yukon and, of course, we expect 2007 to be even better.
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