Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank all the witnesses for being here today.
I won't have time to ask everyone questions, but I took careful note of the excellent recommendations you made.
My first question is for Ms. O'Leary, and it's about the poverty reduction act.
I completely agree with you that the goal should be no poverty. We should start by replacing the word “reduction” in the act's title with the word “eradication” and making the purpose of the act to eradicate poverty in Canada.
I'd like to talk about the market basket measure that's used to establish the poverty line. Do you think this measure should be changed in the bill, or should there just be more transparency regarding decisions about the contents of the basket and the costs to calculate the poverty line?