Yes, Madam Chair.
I've been fiddling with some numbers here. One of the realities we're facing in this country is a huge loss of manufacturing jobs. We've heard about the impact that has on families, because of course those jobs come with benefits that are very helpful to women and families.
In budget 2008, there was very little that addressed the loss of manufacturing jobs. The budget contained nothing for affordable housing, and we know that abused women and low-income women desperately need that kind of thing.
Also, from the minister we heard that the cupboard is bare, essentially that the reality in the economy and the tax policies of the last three budgets have made it impossible for the government to invest in the kind of programming that sustains women, that helps them to manage and feed their families. Has there been any analysis of that reality, the fact that the government is saying the cupboard is bare, in terms of its impact on women?