A $9 billion surplus is very attractive to them.
His speech made us aware of the importance, the relevance and the rightness of the motion and the debate put forward by the hon. member for Lac-Saint-Jean. How can anyone remain insensitive to so much nonsense, inconsistency and madness in a 10-minute speech? Perhaps this would deserve a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records. I don't know, but I never heard such thing.
First, about eliminating child poverty, Canada signed an agreement in New York on the elimination of poverty. They were there in New York.
Second, in their red book, they talked about eliminating child poverty. He is a member of the Liberal Party.
Third, I would like to ask him if the number of poor children has risen or fallen since he has been sitting here. Why is he shying away from his role as a parliamentarian and refusing to let a parliamentary committee be set up to deal specifically with these matters?