I hope the witnesses who will be speaking after me are listening to the proceedings right now. The Conservative Party has been opposed to a school food program right out of the box. The Conservatives are telling families and children that they do not want to help them. They do not want children to go to school with full bellies. That is exactly what they are telling Canadian kids and families.
We need to create a school food program like this one to help children so they can achieve their full potential. So say the experts—