Students in Toronto—Danforth  Mr. Speaker, since the new year began, many new Canadians have been arriving in our community from Syria, and students in my riding of Toronto—Danforth have been helping out. Canada is a welcoming country, and Canadians are warm-hearted. That is why students in grade schools across my riding have been crafting wonderful welcome to Canada cards for their neighbours.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it has been wonderful to hear all of the speakers today. There is great support in the House for gender parity and the pay equity issue in the motion before us. I have heard some concerns from my friends across the aisle in the Conservative opposition about some of the wording in what I believe is paragraph (c).

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her presentation about gender equity and parity. I particularly like the part where she suggested that we value all of our roles as women. In my own experience, as someone who practised law for a number years and then chose to raise my family for a few years, I understand all of those roles.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her review of the history and for setting out what some of the problems are for women and pay equity. We heard from the Minister of Status of Women earlier today. She talked about our commitment to applying gender-based analysis going forward across all areas of government and all levels of government to improve the equity of women.

Health  Mr. Speaker, yesterday I rose in the House to talk about local food issues in my riding of Toronto—Danforth. Canadians are concerned about the negative effects of consuming high levels of sodium and trans fats in their prepared foods. Can the hon. Minister of Health please share with the House the government's plan to eliminate trans fats and reduce sodium in processed foods?

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, a guaranteed income for children will allow them to have more opportunities to access nutritious food. It will allow them to pay attention in school and concentrate. It will allow them to have more opportunities. Having access to that basic need is exactly what will help them put their best foot forward.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, there are many ways to tackle issues of food security. I am particularly proud of the Canada child benefit, which is essentially a way of creating a guaranteed annual income for children. It is a way of ensuring that there will be more access to food on the table for children in need across this country.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, these are interesting questions. I was particularly excited to see in the mandate letter for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food that food policy was the second issue listed as a priority. There will be a lot of opportunities for us to work together on these issues.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to inform you that I will be splitting my time with the member for St. John's East. It is an honour to stand in the House at the beginning of week one in the new year to address my distinguished colleagues. I look forward to the year ahead of us as we work together to build our country and communities.

Toronto—Danforth  Mr. Speaker, since this is my first time rising in the House, I would like to start by thanking the people of Toronto—Danforth for putting their trust in me. I also want to thank my family for supporting my decision to serve the voters in my riding. Happy Holidays. This is a season to give us a chance to connect with the people we care about.