Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First, I want to commend Ms. Cooper for saying that the first thing to do in order to reduce the effects on children is to fight poverty. I think this is essential. Unfortunately, you noted that poverty is not a very popular issue with parliamentarians.
I know this is the case because I'm the BQ critic for social housing and homelessness. No one wants to talk about it although it is true that poverty is growing. Poor children are more likely to ingest chemicals since they mostly live inside or on farms where poor conditions exist. They often walk barefoot in mud and dirt, they are exposed to unsafe stoves and so on.
It's easy to say that poverty must be eradicated, but how do you go about that? The Liberal government tried but did not succeed and I'm sure no other government will do any better. This is not the way to do it. You can't just say you're going to eliminate poverty and that you will start right now.
Don't you think that something can still be done such as giving money for better housing or increasing the income of people living on farms? Did you think about other solutions to reduce child poverty?