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As part of the 'Hope in High Heels on the Hill' (hope in high heels on the parliamentary hill), Canadian parliamentarians walked through Ottawa's center in pink high-heeled shoes. The action is aimed at ending violence against women.

"Violence against women and children will not stop if boys and men are not included in the conversation or part of the decision. I am proud to have participated with male colleagues at the second annual event, Hope in High Heels on the Hill, "said Sven Spengemann, a member of the Liberal Party of the Canadian House of Commons, one of the participants in the action.

The initiative of holding such an action was decided to be introduced last year by the Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould after she took part in such a walk in Burlington, USA. The main purpose of such an event is to draw men's attention to the problems of women and the cessation of violence.