Mr. Speaker, one thing is certain. The new position of the Government of Canada is not a position it took willingly and freely. It is a position the government has been shamed into.
I have been listening very closely to the parliamentary secretary and other members from the government side. I listened very carefully to what the Minister of Health had to say yesterday following the decision of the Premier of Ontario.
I have yet to hear the minister or the Government of Canada accept the principle that all innocent victims of hepatitis C ought to be compensated. I would like to ask the hon. member whether I am correct in stating that the government has yet to accept that principle.
The Minister of Health is now saying that he is prepared to attend a meeting of health ministers. It seems to me that a prerequisite of having any credibility whatsoever in attending such a meeting is the admission, the understanding or the acceptance of the principle that all victims should be compensated, that all victims should have access to a compensation package.