I was intrigued with the case you made about the cost of not doing anything, the cost of allowing these children to roll along getting caught up in the system. You mentioned the amount of $26 million a year. We just tabled a report here that was done in an exemplary way—non-partisan, three years across the country, looking at poverty and how children get caught up in it. Over the last couple of years, a number of organizations have made the case that if you don't do anything about poverty it's already costing you. They've put out some pretty extraordinary numbers, anywhere from $60 billion to $90 billion a year. You talked about a small portion of that. Maybe you could comment further on how you've come to these numbers and how they play out in a larger context. Would it be wise for a government to move on some anti-poverty measures, a national anti-poverty strategy—seven provinces already are developing their own strategies—in the context of this discussion?
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