今日是三八国际妇女节，总理杜鲁多今日就此发出声明。
声明如下:
「加拿大女性在让我们的国家变得更好方面取得了变革性的进步。今天，值此国际妇女节，我们庆祝世界各地妇女和女孩所取得的卓越成就，并再次致力于建立一个更公平、更安全和更具包容性的未来。
「今年的主题『投资于女性：加速进步』提醒我们，推动性别平等就是建立更强大、更具包容性和繁荣的社区。 当妇女和女孩得到有意义的支持和代表时，我们就能打破障碍、促进进步，并为子孙后代塑造更美好的未来。
「这意味著在劳动力中给予女性更多选择，缩小性别薪资差距，并重申我们对女性领导力的集体承诺——从公共办公室到公司董事会再到大学和学院校园。这就是为什么我们投资了近70亿元用于加拿大首个女性创业策略——帮助女性在她们选择的任何领域创业、扩大规模和起飞。目前，超过一半的省份和地区提供每天10元的儿童保育服务，其馀省份和地区也正在顺利实施，我们也看到了创纪录的女性劳动参与率所带来的好处。 建立一个负担得起、方便和高品质的儿童保育系统有利于孩子、有利于家庭、也有利于经济。
「女性永远不应该在支付帐单和保护自己的健康之间做出选择。 这就是为什么我们将与各省和地区合作，在我们的药物立法中提供全民避孕覆盖范围——确保妇女能够就自己的生殖健康做出自己的决定。
「作为我们致力于解决失踪和被谋杀原住民妇女、女孩和2SLGBTQI+人群的国家危机的一部分，我们正在加快实施联邦途径，并为支持原住民妇女和女孩以及其他边缘化群体的服务提供新的资金组。
「我们也让我们的工作场所更具包容性，包括确保受联邦监管的员工在工作时可以免费获得经期产品。透过最近推出的 Equi’Vision 工具，我们鼓励企业解决加拿大工作场所的薪资差距和代表性不足问题。
「加拿大仍然是推动境外性别平等的倡导者。 作为我们对全球健康和权利十年承诺的一部分，我们承诺从 2023-24 年开始，每年平均支出7亿元，支持全球妇女和女孩的全面性健康和生殖健康及权利。 此外，加拿大即将推出的第三个《妇女、和平与安全国家行动计画》将促进妇女充分、平等且有意义地参与国内外的和平与安全努力。这包括我们透过加拿大领导的埃尔西和平行动妇女倡议正在进行的工作，以确保妇女能够更多地参与联合国和平行动。
「随著妇女权利受到攻击，我们需要采取更多措施来赋予妇女权力并赞扬她们的声音，尤其是多元化的女性。
「值此国际妇女节之际，让我们庆祝妇女和女孩对我们的社区、我们的国家和我们的世界做出的令人难以置信的贡献。 作为合作夥伴和盟友，我们所有人都可以在实现性别平等和建立更美好的未来方面发挥作用。 因为当女性和女孩成功时，我们都会成功。」
英文原文:
「The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on International Women’s Day:
“Women in Canada have made transformative progress in shaping our country for the better. Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the remarkable achievements of women and girls around the world and recommit ourselves to building a fairer, safer, and more inclusive future.
“This year’s theme, ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’, reminds us that advancing gender equality is about building stronger, more inclusive, and prosperous communities. When women and girls are meaningfully supported and represented, we break barriers, spur progress, and shape a better future for generations to come.
“That means giving women more choices in the work force, closing the gender wage gap, and reaffirming our collective commitment to women’s leadership – from public offices to corporate boardrooms to university and college campuses. That is why we have invested nearly $7 billion in Canada’s first Women Entrepreneurship Strategy – helping women start up, scale up, and soar, in whatever field they choose. With over half of provinces and territories now offering $10-a-day child care and the rest well on their way, we are also seeing the benefits of record-high levels of women’s participation in the workforce. Building an affordable, accessible, and high-quality child care system is good for kids, good for families, and good for the economy.
“Women should never have to choose between paying bills and protecting their health. That’s why we will work with provinces and territories to provide universal contraceptive coverage in our pharmacare legislation – ensuring women can make their own decisions about their own reproductive health.
“As part of our commitment to address the national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people, we are accelerating the implementation of the Federal Pathway and providing new funding for services that support Indigenous women and girls, along with other marginalized groups.
“We are also making our workplaces more inclusive, including by ensuring federally regulated employees can access menstrual products at no cost while on the job. And through the recently launched Equi’Vision tool, we are encouraging businesses to address pay gaps and underrepresentation in Canadian workplaces.
“Canada remains a champion for advancing gender equality beyond our borders. As part of our ten-year commitment to global health and rights, we are committed to spending an average of $700 million annually to support comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls around the globe, starting in 2023-24. In addition, Canada’s upcoming third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security will advance the full, equal, and meaningful participation of women in peace and security efforts at home and abroad. This includes our ongoing work through the Canada-led Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations to make sure women can participate even more in UN peace operations.
“As women’s rights come under attack, we need to do even more to empower and celebrate the voices of women, and especially diverse women.
“On this International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the incredible contributions of women and girls to our communities, our country, and our world. We all have a role to play – as partners and allies – in achieving gender equality and building a better future. Because when women and girls succeed, we all do.”」