Member Statement (5 May 2025)

From Hansard (5 May 2025)

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Remembrance and Action on Red Dress Day

Megan Patterson: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today on Red Dress Day, we pause to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people. The red dress is a powerful symbol of remembrance, but it’s also a call to action. It’s important that we honour these women’s lives and work to help prevent the violence that disproportionately affects Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people.

Our government is committed to preventing and ending gender-based violence through proactive measures including community education, advocacy, and direct support services. Our programs focus on supporting women to live safe, healthy, and prosperous lives. By working together we can continue to move beyond remembrance and take meaningful steps towards preventing and ending gender-based violence.

Today, Mr. Speaker, we recognize Red Dress Day in the Saskatchewan legislature and across the public service. I want to encourage everyone to learn more about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people; to attend a Red Dress Day event in their community; or wear red or display a red dress to honour the lives of those that have been lost. Thank you.

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