Mr. Speaker, I apologize for that.
That is the first point I make. In another one he has suggested that there is money in the system. What he is really suggesting is that we should download this on to the provinces. Again, this government does not want to face up to the responsibility.
The most appalling thing I find in his remarks is the suggestion that these innocent victims who were given poisonous blood because of the negligence of this government go through the courts to find resolution. The government is willing to spend millions and millions of dollars to defend its position, which I find incredible that it is even doing so now, in the courts. Why not compensate them?
It has already been admitted that they were wrong. The Prime Minister has said, yes, they accept that there was wrongdoing. They have admitted that, but they want to go to the courts. He is suggesting that the courts are the proper avenue for these people, that the courts should decide what is fair. They are the ones that should be advocating this.
I cannot believe that a parliamentary secretary would suggest such a solution. It is absolutely unbelievable to suggest that these people should go to court. It is absolutely shameful.