I know that you, like me, are a mother. I know that you have worked as a nurse. I know how much you know and care about Canada's children.
I must say that the national school food program is one of the things in this budget that I am most pleased that we're able to invest in. This investment means that an additional 400,000 Canadian children will get some food in school, before school. I know that you, like me, have had heartbreaking conversations with school teachers who talk about how, in Canada today, they have students who come to school and can't focus because they're hungry. I know that you, like me, have talked to teachers who say that they spend their own money to buy some snacks to bring to school to give to those kids. We, thanks to this investment, are going to be able to provide nutritious, healthy snacks to 400,000 more Canadian children. I think that is surely a measure we should all support.
I do have to point out that this is just one example of why we need a government that recognizes the importance of investing in Canada and Canadians. This is why austerity and cuts always, always hurt the most vulnerable. They hurt the people who need help the most. They hurt Canada's children.
That's why I am so glad that our government, with this budget that promises fairness for every generation, is investing in the youngest Canadians.