I'll be very fast. I'm not sure of the specific program Monsieur Lessard is referring to with the 3% and so on. I do know that in 1989 there was a motion in the House to reduce child poverty, an objective that we haven't met.
I guess the response is that we can't give up. We have to begin somewhere, and we have to begin with a partnership between the federal government and other jurisdictions. I don't know where else to begin. It has to be clearly laid out. There have to be timelines and objectives that can be met. To do anything less than this means that we're failing Canadians and we're failing the people who are most in need.
So yes, we try, and we try again, and we keep raising this issue. That's why we're all here today, all of these organizations. This bill is responding to what has been identified out there as the reality for millions of people every day. It's our problem to solve as federal parliamentarians and as provincial, territorial, and municipal people. Certainly, Quebec has a fine record of producing social housing. I think we have much to learn from that.
All I can say is, why would it work this time? It will only work if we all agree that it should be done. I hope that's the agreement we will have. Then we will move on to the next step.