WAAD garnered some attention in Ontario. The first of these videos is not from Queen’s Park, but is of Taline Sagharian raising awareness on CTV Newsnet:
At Queen’s Park, two opposition members made statements about the event, however the McGuinty Liberals withheld the unanimous consent necessary to recognize WAAD officially.
First, Sylvia Jones, MPP (PC—Dufferin-Caledon):
Shortly after, Andrea Horwath, MPP (NDP—Hamilton Centre):
During Question Period, Helen Jaczek, the Liberal backbench member for Oak Ridges—Markham, lobbed a couple of easy questions to Hon. Deborah Matthews (Lib—London North Centre) the Minister for Children and Youth Services:
