Thank you for that.
I'm going to read into the record a summary of the report that you and your colleagues worked on. The study found that “The child welfare system...is in a state of crisis” with “too many children and youth flowing into the system”. It says there are also not enough children or youth being placed in “permanent, safe, and loving homes.”
That's something we heard in testimony presented by Ms. Murphy earlier today.
My question is a simple one, but I think it's fundamental to the discussion. What can government do to help this issue and ensure children are placed in safe and loving homes? I think it's a responsibility that extends beyond the federal government. Certainly, the provinces would have a large role here.
I know it's a very big, general question, but I can't help asking it.