Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I can't reconcile the seeming empathy you have for food banks in this situation with your policies of cutting taxes for the rich, cutting spending and letting polluters go tax-free. I don't know how this could ever help food banks.
What we need to do, as a witness mentioned, is jobs, jobs and jobs. Jobs are important. We need to invest in an economy centred on innovation that creates good jobs for the middle class. We need to provide every Canadian with a fair opportunity to prosper in the clean economy of tomorrow. Prepandemic...compared to the job statement today, we have recuperated 900,000 jobs. This is important. This is because of government spending during times that are hard for Canadians. We have to step in as a government, maintain our economy and continue to grow and plan for the future. That's exactly what this budget is doing.
I want to talk more precisely about programs that would be cut by the Conservatives. It will be a discussion on the surplus food rescue program. Another one is the emergency food security fund. Are these types of programs helpful to your organization and should they be expanded?