Mr. Speaker, I was positive like my colleagues in the Bloc Quebecois; we want to maintain the social programs Canada has. The only problem we have with the party opposite is that we want to finance them by taking money where it can be found, from the rich, family trusts and tax shelters. This is the money that must be used to fund social programs. We are very positive on that.
The UN has declared Canada to be the best country in the world; I think that the UN is taking a macro-economic view, but if the UN looks at Canada today, it must realize that there are huge variations. When I came to Canada 20 years ago, it was a more egalitarian society. Today, the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. Among these poor people are the children whom the hon. member mentioned. But there are poor children in Canada because there are poor families, parents without work, women who are disadvantaged in society; that is the cause of child poverty.
I think that we are very positive and during the consultation, we will make suggestions and a great contribution to the development of human resources, but on the good side, not in the direction the government is going.