Mr. Speaker, first and foremost we probably do not read the same newspapers. The newspapers I read have an overwhelming number of students saying that this is a very important budget for them. They have applauded this budget.
Second, we talk about children. If we look at this budget and take it in isolation, one will recognize that it builds on past budgets and it is a building block for future budgets. In three years we would have spent $1.7 billion on the child tax benefit. That is not in isolation.
Provinces are working in partnership with this government to put up equivalent amounts of money that will equal $3 billion between the two levels of government to assist children. The provinces will look at the services for assisting these children while we hand them money.