Mr. Speaker, I do not think that $1.7 billion per year toward the national child benefit is nothing. I think it is a lot of money for children in low income families. That money helps parents to leave welfare and to get a job, which is a lot better for fighting poverty.
We have also implemented the family income supplement to help the poorer families on employment insurance. The transitional jobs fund helps to fight unemployment in regions where unemployment is high. That is the way to fight poverty and to help the economy.