I could add that in 1991 the criteria were developed through a process that involved the War Amps society as well as the newly emerged Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada. They were representing approximately 400 people who believed themselves to be thalidomide survivors. That's where those criteria came from. It was through that consultation process.
The other reason the program was opened up in 2015 to individuals was that there was no social media in 1991 to help with awareness of the extraordinary assistance plan, and perhaps people were missed, so there was an acknowledgement of that. Opening up the program in 2015 allowed the basket to be recast again to collect those people.
I am also aware of one individual, in 1991, who had received a settlement through a drug company and felt fairly comfortable. That individual voluntarily declined the settlement in 1991 because it was a fixed amount of money to be distributed among all of the identified survivors. That individual voluntarily excluded him or herself from the program, which meant that he or she would not have been eligible for the program in 2015; hence, another reason the program was expanded.