I call on members of this House to join in the celebration of children and to think about some of the more pressing issues still facing children and youth in Canada. By working together we will realize the full potential of the convention on the rights of the child. Mr. Speaker, today we have heard the need for stricter gun control from representatives of the Coalition for Gun Control and women's groups. I congratulate these groups for pointing out how controlling the legal acquisition of firearms is an important issue for women. According to Statistics Canada a woman is shot to death every five days in our country.
Guns are the weapon of choice by husbands who kill their wives.
Indeed, almost half of the women killed by their partners are shot and 78 per cent of the guns used are legally owned. We believe that enhanced gun control will go a long way toward reducing the number of women killed by their partners. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to remind the House that November is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Awareness month. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Canada today. More than 80,000 Canadians will die this year from heart attacks and strokes.