Thank you.
First of all, Charlie, let me start by thanking you for supporting this initiative. I think it's very important, and I appreciate your party's support for this as well.
As for statistics, I don't have that on me, but there are so many children.... There are different veins, so to say. There are different types of adoption. We do know too that when kids are placed—and they may or may not be in foster care—sometimes they sit there for a while waiting and waiting, and it gets harder as kids get older. We have to also take into account that sometimes it's not just a single child; sometimes it's a family group. There are families out there who really want to make sure that the family is still together, and they are able to raise that sibling group together.
I would say that this reaches different veins within Canadian society. I'm especially thinking of something MP Ferreri brought up earlier about infertility. I think that's something that needs to be acknowledged. Many Canadians are struggling with infertility issues, and they will go to whatever extent they can. For some families, it's quite an investment not just in time but also in money to form their family.