Mr. Speaker, I have a question. The hon. member talked about nothing but powers throughout his speech. From the moment he stood up, he talked about powers.
I never felt any compassion whatsoever from the hon. member for the 1.3 million children living in poverty in Canada. I did not hear the hon. member say anything about the problem facing the families. He did not mention the fact that single mothers need social services, health care and education services.
There is also the fact that the federal government completely withdrew from social housing in 1994. It does not invest one cent in social housing anymore.
Does the hon. member opposite not think that it is high time to stop squabbling over powers and talking about separatism all the time, and to start thinking about the real people who need the money?