Mr. Speaker, it is true that even though the economy has been performing very well and we are very pleased at the general approach we have been having there remains too much poverty in the country. Many Canadians find it difficult to cope with that reality. We hope that more and more individuals will be picked up by the booming economy which remains a top priority of the government.
We have for the people who still find it tough the national child benefit which we will increase in the next three years to $1.7 billion. We have also improved the family income supplement in the last budget and in many other measures regarding poverty.