By Staff
September 28, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
Member of Parliament Karina Gould, suggested to the Speaker of the House of Commons yesterday that Parliament Hill follow the practice our city has of men wearing high heels as part of a statement to end violence against women.
“Mr. Speaker, this past Saturday, Halton Women’s Place held its seventh annual Hope in High Heels event in my riding of Burlington. Boys and men of all ages from 8 to 82, including our mayor, fire chief, Halton police, labour, business, and sports leaders, and my husband and my brother all slipped into a pair of hot-pink heels and strutted in solidarity with Halton Women’s Place to fight to end violence against women.
“The message is simple: we will not end violence against women and children if boys and men are not included in the conversation and part of the solution. I thank all the boys and men for their leadership and their positive role modelling to help raise awareness and funds for a heroic organization in my community that provides vital support for our most vulnerable in their time of need.
“I was thinking that the event was such a success this weekend in Burlington that maybe we should organize a Hope in High Heels on the Hill.
“Are you up for it, Mr. Speaker?”
I guess if you are an insignificant backbench MP in a Party with an abundance of members and where style clearly outweighs substance and selfies are deemed more important than viable policies then you’ll probably grasp at any opportunity for name recognition, publicity and to get noted in Hansard.
Must have been a really, really slow news day on Parliament Hill.
Admirable, but typical of the focus of our Liberal government on social issues. Perhaps, our MP can also add value to discussions on our economy.