Mr. Speaker, first of all let me say to the member who has just spoken that we appreciate further indication of Liberal support for our motion today.
I want to raise with the member his comments about the concerns many on this side of the House have raised about the health minister and his actions over the past five weeks.
I want the member to know that we are not singling out the health minister's actions over the past five weeks as shameful. We have said shame on all members who voted against a policy last week calling for fair and full compensation. We have said shame on government policy that actually set up a two tier system of benefits for hepatitis C victims.
We have said shame on a government that has failed to recognize responsibility for regulatory failure, as happened in the past when it came to thalidomide and HIV.
I would like to ask the member if he and his colleagues are now prepared to take Justice Krever's recommendation seriously and take to the next federal, provincial and territorial ministers' meeting a proposal whereby they accept full responsibility for the failure of the blood system and look at the option presented by Justice Krever in terms of no fault insurance.