Mr. Speaker, I was about to give a compliment after the member made reference to the Saskatchewan program. One has to remember that this is not for all children in school. It is for the youngest of children. Provinces and stakeholders have been widely supportive of the program. What I liked about her question was that she acknowledged it is a good program in the province of Saskatchewan. That is what she implied.
I would suggest it is a good program for the 400,000-plus children nationwide. I have been a parliamentarian since 1988, and I can tell the member opposite that from virtually day one, I have heard about the issue of education and how important education is to our society. Part of that is that a child cannot learn on an empty stomach, which is why it is so important for the government to have established a national program by demonstrating leadership on the issue.
Hopefully other provinces and so forth will be able to possibly grow the program, but at least we are making a very strong and positive statement. The Conservatives should reverse their position.