Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Wentworth—Burlington will know that I have a fair bit of respect for him and for his work as a member of parliament.
When Canadians go to a hospital and receive medical treatment they put a lot of faith and trust in the system, and the system failed them. It is clear the system failed as early as 1981. The blood system failed Canadians. I have not had the misfortune of having to be operated on and in need of a blood transfusion. I would be horrified to think that might have happened to me or to somebody in my family.
Does the hon. member not agree that the blood system really let Canadians down and they ought to be compensated going back to when that happened in 1981?