Mr. Speaker, the member can play to the gallery if he chooses, but this minister sat with his fellow ministers in front of those very victims on Friday. We sat there for an extended period taking questions from the victims. This minister has met with those representatives. This minister has spoken to the members of the Hepatitis C Society. He has met with the victims of before 1986. Then this minister made a decision and that is my responsibility.
In the House of Commons on March 30th, 1998. See this statement in context.