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This week, the Quebec ministry of culture announced plans to collaborate with the local fashion industry in addressing the issue of ultra-thin fashion models. Christine St. Pierre, the minister of culture, communications, and the status of women, commented that a committee of 25 to 30 people will be formed by the end of October. This committee will be drafting a charter to guide the province and local fashion-related businesses in addressing this issue.

St. Pierre envisions an agreement with the fashion, marketing, publicity, and retail sectors of the industry that would represent a commitment to addressing the problem of ultra-thin models and the promotion of unhealthy attitudes regarding the female body.

The actions of two female students, one a former anorexic, brought on these decisions by the Quebec government. The two young women submitted petitions to the Quebec legislature calling attention to the problem and the need for official action to address it.

The issue of ultra-thin models first made news in Canada in the fall of 2007, when organizers of the Montreal Fashion Week publicly announced they would pull any models from their fashion shows who appeared too thin. (Source: Canadianpress.google.com)

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