Thank you very much.
We heard Minister Ambrose speak about the importance of respecting international obligations. One of the international obligations--and I remember quite vividly the Prime Minister signing on to it--is CEDAW.
CEDAW provides the strongest legal protection for women's sexual and reproductive health, and I quote, “...to ensure” that women and men have equal “access to health care services”, including “family planning” services, and “to decide...on the number and spacing of their children” and to have the information necessary to enable women “to exercise these rights”.
My question to you is about whether Canada has now abandoned the CEDAW commitment or how you reconcile it with the commitment made. I do remember when the Prime Minister pledged to honour CEDAW.