Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for quoting me some statistics. I would like to quote him some statistics as well.
It seems that in 1998 453,000 jobs were created. Another 87,000 jobs were created in January. Unemployment is down to 7.8%. I submit that the plan put in place by this government in the last budget and since 1993 has been working. The statistics prove it.
With respect to child poverty, this government is to be commended for what it has done. In the 1997 budget $8.5 million was put into the Canada child tax benefit. In last year's budget there was another $8.5 million for a total of $17 million. In the 1999 budget there is another $300 million for low income families and children.