Mr. Speaker, like my colleague from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, I too would like to highlight the work of our Prime Minister in maternal, newborn, and child health.
The Prime Minister and Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie have been in New York this week advocating for children and mothers. When world leaders met in Muskoka in 2010, our Prime Minister put maternal and child health on the agenda. Our government followed up with an important high-level summit in Toronto in May, generating tremendous support for this issue.
Yesterday the Prime Minister announced an important investment through the World Bank that will engage the expertise of the private sector, leveraging funds to make a difference. These are key initiatives, agreed upon in Toronto, that further our record of encouraging involvement by partner countries and organizations.
Our government is a world leader in the protection of mothers and children, and Canadians can rightly take pride in Canada's leadership.