Couldn't agree more. It's critical to have at least one parent around to be able handle the final few weeks of pregnancy, and more importantly, the postpartum weeks (after birth). Anyone who says one spouse can take care of everything, on top of their existing job and/or supporting existing child, has probably not experienced childbirth. People can't even hire a helper/cook/nanny right now due to lockdowns, even if they could. And as you said, pregnancies can go sideways with complications, there can be C-section surgery, etc. in which case one needs all the strength and support they can muster.
Pregnant women's parents are not coming to Canada on PHAC to just hang out or "meet grandchild" – they're damn worried! And all they want to do is come here and care for their daughter as much as they can. So pregnancy, especially if you or your wife is in the last stages of it, is certainly a key reason to use PHAC application. We should be glad Canada has made a provision to allow such a thing, during these highly challenging times of Covid that we're in.
