Mr. Speaker, constituents of my riding of Avalon, and the good people of Newfoundland and Labrador, were shocked to hear the Conservative member for Central Newfoundland say that the healthy meals program, which feeds 4,100 or more kids at schools in our province was “garbage”. In reality, hundreds of thousands of additional children are being fed at schools across Canada thanks to the government. I guess it is easier to say they are going to cut a program if they try to make themselves believe it does not exist.
Can the secretary of state please inform my constituents of the benefits of the national school food program?