Thank you, Mr. McGahey and Ms. Smith for coming.
My first question is for Ms. Smith. I would like you to expand on your comments, particularly in respect of child poverty.
We're very proud of the new Canada child benefit, the fact that it will take several hundred thousand children out of poverty, and of our government's role in doing that. Can you perhaps comment on the positive effects on learning for children entering the classroom, whether from a nutritional point of view, a cognitive point of view, and others, when you see children emerging from poverty?