Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, whether we should calculate the national child benefit as part of the family income before calculating income support, or whether or not there is a measurable way of determining if that's helping get people into the workforce, I am not sure that is the issue that is most important. If we are going to use public monies to provide support to people, we need to make sure we have a consistent and fair way for assessing. Some people might qualify for the national child supplement, others may not. If we are going to have a mechanism for determining what support this government gives people, it shouldn't be just because they qualify for one program or another. The whole gambit of what they have needs to be taken into consideration. I met with Alternatives North. Clearly, their concern was the support that we're providing and they feel income support program isn't adequate. I suspect that that is what the Member is saying as well. I don't think that we should take just one section that some people might qualify for and agree that it should be passed on.
If there is an issue of adequacy, we need to deal with that. It should be dealt with in a consistent manner so that all the income that people have is taken into account before we figure out what we should give them. I suspect that the Member is really speaking about the issue of adequacy of our current program. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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