Ms. Guy, with regard to homelessness and shelters, I have spent a lot of time in shelters. In Saint John, there's a shelter called Outflow that our committee visited two weeks ago. My team from my MP office serve a hot breakfast there every Saturday morning. One thing that is very clear about the people—let's say 25 men—unfortunately, who are at the shelter is that these men are one good break away from changing their lives for the better.
Again, we visited probably four or five shelters in the last couple of weeks. One thing that I see that's sorely missing in shelters right across the country is the extra social assistance—social work, if you will—for the homeless and for those on the street. My heart goes out to them because these men come to the shelter, they get a meal, they sleep, they get up, and basically they are out on the streets. There is a real lack of help and support for them. I see it. There aren't enough wraparound services for these men and women who are using the shelters.
We're a committee here that is looking for recommendations from you with respect to coming up with a national poverty reduction strategy. What recommendations would you have to ensure that there is the proper support for those people who are most in need?