Thanks, Chair, and thanks to all the witnesses for being here today.
I'd like to start with a question to Ms. Wilson, and then move to one or two of the other folks who are with us.
Ms. Wilson, when I hear untruths spoken, I often can't help but bite my tongue in this line of work. In this particular case, the colleague from the Conservatives several times during the exchange with you suggested that people on the government side are saying that Canadians have never had it so good. That's not true. I have to say that for the folks who are watching at home, but also for your sake.
All of us represent communities where people are struggling. We're approached for help by those people who are struggling, and we've visited our local food banks. We know what people are going through. Every colleague I know, at least on the Liberal side, on the government side, spends a tremendous amount of time trying to figure out and advocate for things that will help those people.
We're on the same page, but I'm not going to allow untruths to be spoken consistently and to besmirch the reputations of folks who are working really hard on the same issues that you're working very hard on and care about.
On that note, Ms. Wilson, you said something earlier that I wanted to pick up on in your response to one of the other members, when you spoke about your desire to see food banks eliminated. I certainly share that goaI. Minister Freeland was at the committee the other day, and she said something similar.
Can we talk about that? How do we go about doing that?