Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to present two petitions signed by people from my riding of Ottawa West—Nepean as well as elsewhere in the region. They are drawing the attention of parliament to the fact that one in five Canadian children live in poverty.
The petitioners remind us of the House of Commons unanimous resolution to end child poverty and call upon parliament to use federal budget 2000 to introduce a multi-year plan to improve the well-being of our children.