Statement in the House - April 22, 2009

April 22, 2009

Mr. Speaker Malaria kills up to three million people each year in Africa including one child every 30 seconds.
It is prevented with a $6 insecticide treated bed net.
April 24 is World Malaria Day and to help draw attention to the need for bed nets, Heather Haynes, an artist from my riding of Leeds-Grenville, will display in Kingston a traveling exhibit called “Worlds Collide.”
Ms. Haynes traveled to Africa with her son, 11 year old Whitney Montgomery who raised $1,400 to buy nets.
The Buy-A-Net charity was started by Debra Lefebvre of Kingston who was recently honoured as Citizen of the Year in that city.
Mr. Speaker, a donation of $6 will purchase a long lasting bed net and for a donation of $350 an entire village can be protected.
For more information visit triple w dot buyanet dot ca – that’s www.b-u-y-a-n-e-t.ca