Mr. Speaker, in speaking in favour of the motion, if we get away from all the finger pointing and where the blame lies and if we step back and look at it, the process is working pretty well. It is working well because there is supposed to be opposition input in the process and we are having it. It is working well because what happened in terms of the province of Ontario.
The whole thing would be a moot point if it was not for the Minister of Health who brought the file forward. Whatever one might believe about the Minister of Health, the fact is he took the file forward, he got agreement with the provinces and now we are into debate.
I met with victims of the hepatitis C group in my riding as recently as last Friday. I have been having a number of meetings with them. We actually observed what was happening. We were talking about how the developments of the past week were going to move the issue forward. I believe that is happening.
When one votes on a matter of confidence, one votes confidence in one's government. Of course our parliamentary system functions because there are votes of confidence.
One thing in the system and certainly on this side of the House there is always the right of a member to try to change government decisions and government policy. There are a fair number of people in the caucus on this side of the House who are into it. In all the discussions we have been having, I can only say that the people with whom I have been meeting over the weeks as to what we could be doing and should be doing, those people who are suffering from hepatitis C are getting a better deal because of what has transpired not just in this Chamber but what has also transpired in the province of Ontario.
I do not believe for a moment that compassion is the only necessary motivation. All that aside, I believe that at the end of the day we will end up with a better deal and a better public policy because of the process we have undertaken. I support this motion.