Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by people in Saskatchewan and Ontario related to child poverty.
The petitioners remind us that one in five Canadian children live in poverty, and that on November 24, 1989 the House unanimously resolved to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.
The petitioners tell us that since that time the number of poor children in the country has increased by 60%. They therefore ask parliament to introduce a multi-year plan to improve the well-being of Canada's children. I wholeheartedly concur.