Statement made on 25 November 2009 by Senator Jerahmiel Grafstein (retired)
Hon. Jerahmiel S. Grafstein:
Honourable senators, I raised this issue yesterday as well. Could the Leader of the Government in the Senate clarify the number of children that were below the poverty line in Canada in 2007 and the number of children that are below the poverty line today? These numbers are crucial in terms of public policy.
Today, in the National Post — a favourite of the government's — a letter respecting homelessness said, "Whether or not you define it as a crisis, more than one in 10 households cannot afford suitable housing."
Could the Leader of the Government in the Senate advise us how many new, subsidized, affordable housing units will be available this year compared to 2007?
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