Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here with us today.
I think that so far in our hearings, the majority of the witnesses have requested a national anti-poverty strategy with various planks. I think the planks are overlapping a great deal at this point, and that's good; at least there seems to be a consensus.
I want to refer to a couple of matters that were discussed just now. One of them is the issue of women. It was raised both in the recommendations from the Canadian Jewish Congress by Ms. Simons and then by Ms. Wybrow from the Canadian Women's Foundation. Both mentioned the need for strengthening women's programs and mechanisms. That was part of the recommendation of the Jewish Congress, and then Ms. Wybrow talked at length about the importance of women's economic programs and other programs specifically addressing women.
I think I know the answer, but I wanted to raise this point and to put it on the record. Am I getting a clear message from both of you that investing specifically in women, whether it is for housing, education, literacy, upgrading, training, or any kind of assistance, is one of the best ways, if not the best way, of addressing child poverty in this country? Do you agree?