Mr. Speaker, this year, the theme of the Semaine québécoise de la famille is “families: a social strength”.
In the past few decades there have been major changes in the family landscape, but the family still remains a keystone of the socio-economic structure of Quebec and of the psycho-affective development of the individual.
Despite the federal government's never-ending efforts to weaken social programs with its see-sawing social transfers, and its preference for visibility for the maple leaf over the needs of the clientele concerned, Quebec is the province with the greatest investment in services to the family and to children.
Because of its integrated approach, Quebec's family policy constitutes an innovative solution and offers a real model for the rest of Canada. We in Quebec are justifiably proud of the priority given to a family policy which respects the multiple realities and fundamental needs of families.
EASTVIEW