Thank you, Madam Chair.
Madam Chair, the information that we receive to respond to areas of priority come through research through the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and a number of other sources.
Having said that, there are a number of initiatives that we're undertaking in Canada to improve maternal health within Canada. I'll look to the legislation that we've passed related to tobacco and the work that we're doing to reduce young women smoking while they're pregnant; nutrition; prenatal programs; aboriginal head start; and the “Nobody's Perfect” parenting program. There are a number of initiatives that we're continuing in partnership with the provinces and territories.
As the members should know, the provinces and territories deliver health care on a front line basis, but from within Health Canada there are a number of investments that we have made related to maternal health, and we will continue to do so based on the evidence produced through the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Thank you.