We continue to come back to the same point. I believe that we can justify excluding some people based on the level of risk. However, do we need to target a particular group of people, or persons of a certain sexual orientation, or should the focus be on behaviours? I see no problem with listing in the Annex behaviours that are deemed risky, with stating that if a person has engaged in a certain type of behaviour for a certain number of years...However, I cannot accept the regulations as they now stand. Currently, if you are a man who has had sexual relations with another man, even though you used proper protection, as you were taught to...Health Canada does educate people on proper prevention and protection measures. All of Health Canada's policies must be consistent. I would be fully in favour of drawing up a list of exclusions based on behaviours.
On April 3rd, 2008. See this statement in context.