moved for leave to introduce Bill C-490, an act to amend the Auditor General Act(Poverty Commissioner).
Mr. Speaker, in the absence of any tools to demonstrate the true face of poverty and of any assessment of the effectiveness of federal government programs and policies, I propose creation of a position of poverty commissioner.
This person's mandate would be to analyze the causes and effects of poverty in Canada, to assess the effectiveness of federal government measures to reduce or eliminate poverty, and to advise the federal government on measures it might take to reduce or eliminate poverty.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)