The program in 1991 goes back to a registry that was created when the federal government worked with provincial and territorial governments back in the early sixties when the thalidomide crisis broke, to identify babies born with thalidomide and put their names on a registry. That registry was safeguarded, so there was a number of names that the government had available. In 1991 when the decision was made to do this one-time extraordinary assistance plan, efforts were made to find people on the registry.
I believe in 1991 there were 109 individuals. There are 97 of those individuals who are currently living. Some have since deceased. That was back in 1991.
The current program was established in 2015, and the decision was made to use the same criteria that were used in 1991 and apply them now. In 1991 it was a one-time payment. The intention of this program is to provide financial support and medical and health support for the rest of their lives.
Those who qualified in 1991 were automatically admitted into the program. They didn't have to go through another application process. It was decided that we should give an opportunity to those who might not have been identified back at the time for various reasons. A number of individuals came forward, and of those, 25 new individuals have been accepted into the program, for a total of 122.
It's much easier to do these numbers in English than in French.
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