I reiterate that, in the very short term, combatting food waste—recovering the millions of kilograms of food lying idle in our fields or not being used to feed people—is a solution within the reach of Canada and the provinces. These are things we can do at the local, provincial and national levels. In my opinion, we have all the tools we need to take decisive action in this direction. Beyond that, we obviously need to support the construction of public housing. This is very important so that people can reduce the burden of rent on their income or their expenses.
There is also the issue of education to consider. How can we do that? First, we need to relearn how to cook. Second, education can help people escape poverty and, therefore, avoid falling into the cycle of poverty. Education gives people access to better-paying jobs.
Finally, there's the issue of supporting people, and that's what we're doing. Minimum-wage workers with children unfortunately have to rely on food banks from time to time.
