Mike Schouten, Calgary Herald<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Published: Saturday, October 5, 2013<\/p>\n

For the last two years Prime Minister Stephen Harper has arrived in New York just in time for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. And both times Harper has found something more important to do. This year, rather than address the General Assembly, the Prime Minister spent his time participating in a panel discussion on the UN\u2019s maternal and child health initiative.<\/p>\n

Harper’s interest here is natural. Since partnering with other G8 countries on the Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Heath<\/i> in 2010, Canada has committed over $200 million to help mothers and babies in the world\u2019s developing countries. The Prime Minister reported this week that great strides are being made: \u201cThe world is making significant progress in improving the health of women and children in developing countries and reducing the unacceptable mortality rates faced by these vulnerable populations.\u201d This success Harper said is because Canadian funding is going to pay for immunizations, basic health and community services designed to ease the dangers surrounding pregnancy and childbirth.<\/p>\n

You would think most Canadians would embrace this charitable use of their tax dollars, but Canada\u2019s commitment has not been without controversy.<\/p>\n

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