Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Justice and follows from my colleague's point.
The Minister of Health has said that if he were to compensate the pre-1986 hepatitis C victims it would bankrupt the health care system.
To the Minister of Justice, now that she has had a moment to think about it, how much money is available within the Department of Justice to defend against those cases? Why is there money for lawyers? Why is there not money for pre-1986 hepatitis C victims?