Madam Speaker, the hon. member is the health critic for the opposition and therefore she is aware of the complexity of the issues surrounding the blood inquiry by Justice Krever.
She is also aware that it was the federal government and the Ministry of Health that has with the provincial governments put forward the money initially and has helped and assisted in every way for the Krever commission to occur.
Therefore, we are very supportive. We are anxious and we are willing to find out what the commission has to say.
The commission has been meeting in many cities across the country and is still doing so. It is getting very valuable information. Therefore, at this time the commission is not in any way impaired due to lack of funds or due to lack of resources. While we are speaking now officials from the Ministry of Health are discussing what to do for future funding.
In the meantime I would like to stress that the commission is carrying on. It is still able to listen to evidence with all the resources that are necessary for it to function at this time.