MP Darren Fisher speaks about Cassidy Megan and Purple Day- bringing awareness to epilepsy.
“Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to stand in this place and help promote awareness of epilepsy by recognizing Purple Day this coming Saturday, March 26.
Thousands of people across Canada will wear purple as they celebrate our nation’s leadership in epilepsy awareness.
I am proud to remind this House it was my very good friend and yours, Mr. Speaker, Cassidy Megan, a young Nova Scotian who founded Purple Day in 2008 at the age of nine to raise international awareness about epilepsy. Canada is now a world leader in this cause, thanks to caring citizens like Cassidy.
I thank my colleagues, many of whom are all too familiar with epilepsy, for their generous support and for wearing purple in the House today. They should please take a moment to share that pride with their constituents, using the hashtag #purpleday2016.”
-Darren Fisher, MP
Dartmouth-Cole Harbour