Again, it supports young people. As the member across the way says, “It costs more money.” Well, Madam Speaker, some money is worth spending, and this is one program that is worth spending on.
Here is the contrast. The Conservatives will talk about young people, but when it comes time to actually vote to support young people, they are found wanting all the time. The national school food program is an excellent example of that. We and the Prime Minister made a commitment that it will become a permanent policy of the government, a permanent program. That means we are going to be supplying financial support for a nationwide food program so that young children are not going to have to learn on an empty stomach, as they do in many cases. That is a positive.
On the other hand, number one, the Conservatives say that the idea is garbage and it is a garbage program. Number two, we often hear them say that there is no child benefiting from the program and no administration of the program. I do not understand how they come up with that. How can they intentionally, I would suggest, misguide Canadians? We know that it is feeding children.