Mr. Speaker, today is November 20, a day dedicated to some important people we love and cherish. Today is Universal Children's Day.
Children are our treasure and our future, which is why our Conservative government recently introduced new measures that will put more money in the pockets of over four million Canadian families. These measures include an increase of $60 per child in the universal child care benefit, income splitting for families, and an increase of $1,000 in the child care tax credit and in the fitness tax credit, which will double and rise to $1,000. On average, this means an extra $1,140 that will stay in the pockets of Canadian families.
I am very proud that our Conservative government really cares about the health and well-being of children.