Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health.
Yesterday, the Minister of Health said with respect to hepatitis C, and I quote: "I can tell you that the hon. member recognizes that there are many jurisdictions involved in this issue. We are eagerly awaiting Justice Krever's recommendations on contacting individuals infected with hepatitis C".
How can the minister justify the decision not to trace hepatitis C carriers before 1990 by the fact that there were several jurisdictions involved, when the decision made arbitrarily at the time to stop traceback was made by the Red Cross alone?