Mr. Speaker, since it has been in power, the Liberal Party has done nothing but add to the poverty in Canada, and the figures prove it.
When we refer to band-aid solutions, we are thinking for example of the Liberals' promise of $1.7 billion for children. The Liberals have got off to a slow start on this. They tell us that, this spring, they are going to put $850 million in, but there is already a deficit because there was a promise of $250 million relating to the child tax credit.
This is far lower than the amount required; at this time, the amount they would need to invest in the child tax credit is $1.2 billion.