Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our presenters today. I think they were all very good presentations.
I certainly want to acknowledge your presentations, Ms. McLachlan, Ms. Farha, and Ms. Milne. You are living with this situation every day and certainly have a first-hand account of what's going on.
My question is for you, Ms. McLachlan and Ms. Farha initially, regarding the alignment of government. Your organization has written about the lack of a federally mandated reduction strategy, and the result of that is that provinces and municipalities step up and try to reduce poverty in their own ways.
I would like you to comment on the importance of the alignment among the federal government, provinces, municipalities, community leaders, and corporate bodies in helping to reduce poverty, and to hear any ideas you might have.