I could comment. I'm in favour of midwives because I was delivered by a midwife.
But I think it has to be within the context of the skill set. Back when I was a young doctor in Manchester, England, I did 45 home deliveries with midwives. But there was a whole structure built to support that. We had what we called a flying squad. You'd have a surgeon who could do a caesarean section with an anesthesiologist and backup nurses and equipment in any home within two or three minutes. So midwives within a hospital setting, I think, will be a help, but not a major solution.
The other thing is that a lot of young doctors now are female. In fact, the majority of medical students, up to 70% in many medical schools, are female. My wife is a physician. That's a favourite part of their profession, and they like doing deliveries and looking after the mother and the baby.
So I think it's part of a solution, and I think we're supportive of collaboration with midwives, but it's not going to solve the major issues facing Canadian health care right now.