Thank you.
It was interesting to listen to Mr. Martin reading the poem. I think back to my own childhood; when I was growing up, it's safe to say that at least half the time, or maybe even more than half the time, we were what would be considered below the LICO. I was able to play hockey because my parents made a decision to drive $800 vehicles. We didn't eat out a whole lot when I was growing up. My parents had to make choices for us. I think it is important that we.... Growing up, I never actually thought of myself as poor. I was able to enjoy a good time with my family and things like that, but there were some challenges.
I want to have the folks from the food banks talk a little bit. We talked about the numbers of people who use the food banks; what I'm curious about is the percentage who would be repeat customers and how often those people would use a food bank.