Madam Speaker, since this is the first time I am addressing the House in this session with you in the chair, I congratulate you on the position. I know the decorum of this place will certainly improve with your excellent skills.
I congratulate the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance on his address to the budget.
I was very pleased that he and the budget stressed the importance of protecting the rights of our children, especially the rights of children in a split marriage. Most parents, whether they live together or are separated, have the interests of their children at heart and provide support payments. However, there are always a few chronic defaulters who use children as pawns and do everything possible to delay the payments, to decrease them, et cetera.
I wonder if the parliamentary secretary could tell the House if there is anything in the budget plans to pursue chronic defaulters. It is not the other spouse who suffers; the children suffer.
I am pleased that Parliament is addressing the rights of the children.