Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Shefford for her question.
I must tell her that we have already raised by $1.5 billion the cash floor of the provincial transfers. This means that, instead of going down to $11 billion, cash transfers will remain at $12.5 billion.
We also made a commitment to help low income families with children by spending an initial $850 million starting July 1, 1998, and an additional $850 million during that mandate.
In last year's budget, my colleague, the Hon. Minister of Finance, allocated $100 million to the Minister of Health for the Community Action Plan for Children, which we are implementing in partnership with the provinces. I would say we are off to a good start—