Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, first let me indicate the letter referred to by my colleague that she tabled and said was sent to me on June 5th, signed by family doctors. It was, in fact, never sent to me. Mr. Speaker, it dealt with the issues and concerns, but it was stopped at the desk of Mr. Woods, the CEO who met, subsequently, with the doctors and resolved their issues.
Mr. Speaker, I have here a letter which I would be happy to share with this House, dated June 11th, signed by Dr. Mansouri, Dr. Fraser, Dr. Peters, Dr. Hansen, Dr. MacFadden and Dr. Woodside, in which they say as family practice members we have met to discuss our ability to provide labour and delivery services under the present contingency plan. Given the availability of obstetric and pediatric backup, we will be able to provide low-risk obstetrical care. The definition of low risk will be decided on a case-by-case basis. As the locum specialists' backup is for emergencies only, we will not plan to keep people who will most likely need the locum specialists' service; i.e., pre-term labour, diabetic mothers or insulin-dependent, et cetera. Whether or not repeat C-sections will be done will need to be discussed with the locum specialist as this is...