It would not be appropriate for me to comment on a government policy or to state my position. Senior officials are called upon to give advice and to implement government priorities in concrete terms.
I can, however, speak to the issue of maternal health and initiatives that the government is going to undertake. NGOs and officials from a number of countries, who met recently in New York, reacted very favourably to Canada's announcement that it would make maternal health a priority at the G8 and would increase funding in that area.