Madam Chair, the hon. member is absolutely right. Poverty, lack of access to affordable housing are the things that make people more at risk of contracting COVID-19, but also all kinds of other illnesses. In fact, they contribute to a lack of people reaching their full potential.
That is why we have pursued things like an enhanced Canada child benefit, lifting 300,000 Canadian children out of poverty. That is why we immediately moved to implement the CERB when we asked people to stay home. We knew it was an important public health—