Mr. Speaker, today the health minister received a wake-up call about women's health, which again is directly linked to women's income.
Eight out of ten single mothers are low income wage earners, more than six times the rate of partnered mothers. They are five times more likely to succumb to diseases such as anorexia, and more than four times as likely to suffer violence. These factors are health risks.
Before debt reduction becomes the government's economic priority, will the health minister make the case that alleviating poverty for single mothers is important too?