Mr. Speaker, the NDP's concern for poverty is a little late in coming.
During the economic action plan, it was our government that tried to help those who were unfortunate enough to lose their jobs through no fault of their own by adding an additional five weeks and by making benefits available to the self-employed. We also provided unprecedented funding for training to help these people get the skills they needed for the jobs of the future.
Unfortunately, the NDP voted against every one of those initiatives to help lift these people out of poverty.