We're trying to reassure the public by saying that we'll copy the existing process, when we could simply keep the status quo.
Ms. Biss, I have one question about poverty reduction and another about housing.
Two new pieces of legislation are expected, of course. However, unfortunately, they're totally unambitious. They're a mistake on the part of the minister, especially since, as you said, there was a substantial response to the first poverty reduction bill introduced. Over 500 organizations had written letters recommending improvements, but these letters were totally ignored by the parliamentary secretary. Bill C-97 proposes a copy and paste of the legislation, when we could have responded to the recommendations and improved it.
One recommendation provided by some groups, including the Collectif pour un Québec sans pauvreté last week, was to change the proposed poverty line measure, which is currently the market basket measure. Is that your position as well? If so, for what other measure would you change the market basket measure? If not, would the idea simply be to improve transparency with respect to Statistics Canada's publication of the poverty line, the market basket measure and its composition, and give the agency all the independence needed to establish this measure?