Mr. Speaker, there was a test in 1981 to prevent the plight of Laurette Sylvester, and the government knows it.
The talk of a new deal by the government this morning is nothing more than the political spin doctors trying to convince backbench Liberals that there is a lousy deal on the table, and that is the one the government has come up with. It is a bad deal. Hepatitis C victims do not need Liberal spin doctors. They need compensation now.
When will the government stop the rhetoric and announce a real compensation plan for hepatitis C victims?