Mr. Speaker, if the Minister of Health wants to talk about money, that is what we will do. The Prime Minister has said on many occasions that his government would pay the greater part of the compensation for hepatitis C victims. Compensation of $1.1 billion has been offered, but there remains the $1.6 billion in care needed by victims that will be paid by the provinces.
Will the Deputy Prime Minister or the Minister of Health admit that, by limiting its contribution to $800 million out of a total of $2.7 billion to cover the cost of hepatitis C, and thus footing only 30% of the bill, Ottawa has done not too badly?