Tampon Tuesday - Member Statement

CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Tampon Tuesday. More than half of the population - not quite half of this Chamber - menstruates approximately once a month for approximately 40 years. We pay an exorbitant amount for basic health necessities that allow us to meet our basic hygiene needs. For those who live on the edge of poverty, which is an increasing number of Nova Scotians, no access to menstrual products can mean missing school, sports, and other activities and opportunities.

On my fifth year of recognizing this day, I ask my colleagues to join me in banding together to pass one of the many pieces of legislation put forward by different parties in this House to make period poverty a thing of the past. (Applause)