Mr. Speaker, Canadians know that programs introduced in the fifties and the sixties are no longer adequate. They simply do not meet the challenges that we as individual Canadians face in our society.
It is for this reason that the Liberal government under the leadership of the Minister of Human Resources Development on January 31 this year outlined a three stage process to bring about positive change in the lives of Canadians.
We are looking at the whole issue of child care, unemployment insurance, support for families, social services, social assistance and other forms of income support. This initiative is comprehensive in nature. It will through the redesigning of the programs give Canadians the type of social security system that they have been certainly calling for for decades.
This government has seen the need and certainly has the political will and courage to address those concerns. We will in the coming weeks be releasing an action plan which will provide direction and options for reform for Canadians.
This process will be extensive, open and will engage Canadians from coast to coast so that when we are speaking about modernizing, when we are speaking about restructuring Canada's social security system, when we are speaking about giving our young people, our older workers and the working population the types of skills required to face the challenges of the 21st century, Canadians will be given that by this government.