Along the same lines as Mr. Van Bynen, I'm supportive of what's in front of us here. Locally, as a city councillor, I had the honour and privilege of working with local residents to open a food bank here. I know very well, leading up to the food bank's opening and having participated in food drives, that food insecurity is a huge issue, not just in my riding and here in Hamilton, but across the country in many communities. That same situation exists in local elementary and high schools. Here in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, we have Food4Kids. They provide services in our municipality to over 70 schools, providing food security for children who go to school hungry.
The motion we have in front of us is a terrific one. It gives us the opportunity to reach out to organizations across the country, which have in a piecemeal way provided services to educational institutions at both the elementary and secondary levels. We can find a way to create a government program that takes the best of those programs and puts them together to support people, not just in local communities but on a nationwide level, with criteria that have been established, again taking from those organizations who are doing it very well today, much like Food4Kids here in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek.
I'm very supportive of what's in front of us. I understand that we have a full plate, but we're going to reach a point later this year at which we're going to have to adopt additional motions. The one we have in front of us has merit, and there's no reason we shouldn't be looking at filling our agenda for the remainder of the year to ensure that we continue to do good business on behalf of the people we represent.