Alison Lam for Richmond Hill
Green Party of Canada

International Women’s Day has been overshadowed by a commercial website selling slogans and merchandise instead of advancing women’s rights. This year, even Canada adopted the marketing theme, abandoning its own tradition of meaningful engagement. It’s time to reclaim IWD from corporate capture and return to the UN’s true call: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.

Canada did not merely assimilate Indigenous children; it executed genocide. From unmarked graves to electroshock torture, nutrition experiments, and forced sterilizations, the harm was systemic, deliberate, and ongoing. Denying what it is, or only commemorating one day a year, is no different from erasure.

May is Asian Heritage Month. Today, I highlight the troubling situation facing many small business owners operating health centers, spas and massage parlours in Richmond Hill.

My statement for International Women's Day, uplifting and supporting ALL who identify and express themselves as women.

As the Green Party candidate in Richmond Hill South, these are my thoughts on current attacks on the trans community.