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House Hansard - 281

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 13, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Ms. Lena Metlege Diab (Halifax West, Lib.)
  • Feb/13/24 3:09:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with the high cost of living, it is a struggle for many women to buy menstrual products. This government recognizes this problem and recently launched the menstrual equity fund pilot to provide free menstrual products to those who need them most through Food Banks Canada. During this Sexual and Reproductive Health Week, can the minister provide an update on the progress of the pilot in my province and throughout Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Hon. Marci Ien (Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Lib.)
  • Feb/13/24 3:09:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her advocacy and hard work, and for the chance to give an update on this. Menstrual products are a basic need, but not everyone has access to them. Since launching the menstrual equity fund pilot last September, almost 400 locations, including 14 in that member's province of Nova Scotia, have helped pull more than a million Canadians out of period poverty. That is 35 million products out the door in six months. We are providing real solutions to real challenges: menstrual products for those who need them, when they need them, period.
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