Thank you very much for the hard work you do.
Not to minimize what you said earlier, but I would venture to say that not all members of Parliament know this issue as well as you'd probably hope they do. While much has been discussed over the years, I think there was an article in Maclean's indicating that almost two-thirds of members of Parliament have been here less than five years. So I appreciate the fact that you're probably frustrated with this message, but I can assure you that it's an important message to continue to get out and to continue to educate people about.
I realize some members know a lot more. Our good friend, Mr. Martin, who encouraged the study, has been a champion for poverty for many years, and it was his encouragement to the rest of this committee that made us decide we should do this.
I appreciate your patience and hard work, but I would say that education continues to be an issue that we need to work on all round. I appreciate your being here to work on the rest of us who need a little more information on this. So thanks, Mr. Ross, for being here. We look forward to the question and answers portion.