Mr. Speaker, I certainly share the public's concern about poverty, and especially child poverty.
However, our government has taken a number of steps to respond to these serious problems. For instance, we created thousands of jobs across Canada, and especially in Quebec, where we created 110,000 permanent jobs, including 73,000 in Montreal alone during the past year.
The best way to deal with poverty is to help people get a job. This year, the government's record on job creation has certainly been the best of any western country.