Yes, and not to misquote Ms. Lynch...because Ms. Lynch wants to be really, really clear that Canada is playing horrific politics right now.
And when I'm saying it's politics, it's going to cost women's lives. Now we're put in a position of having to compromise what we do instead of doing the best job and giving the best leadership we possibly can.
As a Canadian and as a woman, I want to identify that I am horrifically embarrassed by what my country is saying. That voice of my country is as much my voice as it is the government's voice. I really wish that the voices of women in this country could be heard loud and clear internationally, that we disagree with this aspect of this Canadian proposal.
Having said that, we have to do the best job we can to get money at the table at the G8. We have to have commitments, not just verbal commitments, and this is where the rubber hits the road. We have to put money into maternal, newborn, and child health. We have to get it into the health systems. We have to be building health systems. We have to be developing workforces. We have to do the real work on the ground, beyond the talk.