Goldie Ghamari - Statement on International Women's Day 2019

00:00:00.720 Member Statements, the member for Carleton.

00:00:03.100 Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

00:00:05.220 Next Friday, March 8, is International Women's Day.

00:00:08.840 This is a time to take the opportunity and reflect on the hard-fought progress of women

00:00:13.340 and the men who have supported them towards real gender equality.

00:00:17.540 My team and I, along with local city councillors, have a long day of events planned all across Carleton

00:00:23.580 to celebrate the occasion.

00:00:25.580 Reno Goldberg and Councillor Scott Moffat's team and I will be starting off by hosting a breakfast reception

00:00:30.620 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. that morning at Danby's Roadhouse Restaurant,

00:00:34.960 located in the beautiful town of Richmond, just steps from my constituency office.

00:00:39.280 Then, you can join me for lunch in Stittsville at the local Legion Branch 618 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

00:00:45.460 And afterwards, I'll be heading over to Metcalfe to enjoy high tea at the City of Ottawa Client Service Centre

00:00:51.280 with Councillor George de Rousse from 2 to 4 p.m.

00:00:54.260 Finally, I will be ending my day with some appetizers at the Rideau View Community Centre

00:00:59.560 in Riverside South from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m., joined by Councillor Carol Ann Meehan.

00:01:05.720 These events are free and open to the public, and I encourage everyone to join me.

00:01:09.640 I'm looking forward to this important day, Mr. Speaker, and would like to ask all members

00:01:14.060 of the Assembly to join me in acknowledging all of the amazing women across the province

00:01:18.760 who continue to inspire us.

00:01:20.680 To learn more about my events, you can go to my website, goldienpp.ca.

Goldie Ghamari - February 28, 2019