Mr. Speaker, poverty is al around us. Sad cases are on the rise. There is an increase in homelessness; more and more children do not eat three meals a day; families live in unsanitary dwellings or dwellings that are too expensive. The situation has become unbearable and requires solutions and resources as soon as possible.
The government is preparing to spend large sums of money on a possible war against Iraq, but does it feel that it is just as important to provide means to fight—