I think that has happened. We're fully in support of dedicated transfers for the other social programs. There's no question that social programs for people in poverty are not popular politically; therefore, they're the most difficult for MPs to sell to their constituents. However, if we don't look at poverty in this country in a real and dedicated way--if I can say that--we are going to continue to see high rates of poverty among the groups I mentioned.
We used to have the Canada Assistance Plan. It was not perfect, but it certainly was an example of the federal government protecting social programs to some extent and requiring provinces to spend money for programs in a certain way.