Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to respond to the question.
Federal government officials have visited China. During conversations with officials the issue of the situation with babies and small children in China has been raised. We have told them of our concern about the deplorable conditions we learned about in which some Chinese children are living. We have offered our assistance to help them deal with this situation. We have also referred them to UNICEF. We understand that right now China is in dialogue with UNICEF and that UNICEF will be providing some assistance.
The Government of Canada supports UNICEF financially and we will keep an eye on this issue to make sure there are improvements being made.