As Canada’s maternal, newborn and child health summit — the first of its kind — kicks off today, the Conservative government might very well pat itself on the back.It’s the latest opportunity for a government not known for embracing global humanitarian projects to put its best face forward in front of a distinguished audience.Some of the confirmed speakers include Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete, with whom Prime Minister Stephen Harper co-chaired a United Nations commission on accountability of maternal health initiatives, Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan and the Aga Khan — not to mention the chiefs of major global institutions such as the UN, the World Bank and the World Health Organization.
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