Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for addressing what is probably the most important social issue in this country, the plight of many of our poor children.
As members know, we have tried to address this directly by putting it forward to Canadians as part of the green book. We want to mobilize full efforts behind opportunities for better work for parents of poor children, better support for child care, and certainly enrichment or increasing of child benefits.
The key question is can we mobilize the support of members of this House, the provinces, and Canadians throughout the country behind a major national effort to deal with the question of child poverty. I am still confident that we can and with the help of the hon. member and others I think we will.