Mr. Speaker, as we have clearly articulated, the Prime Minister and Canada at its G8 will be focusing on saving the lives of mothers and children. We have support for that initiative from many.
What did Melinda Gates say? She said that the number of dying is “atrocious” and she added:
The truth is, we can prevent most of these deaths -- and at a stunningly low cost -- if we take action now.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that 2010 is “a year when the world decided that no woman should die giving life and no children should die when we know how to save them”.