Mr. Speaker, as one can imagine, we in the NDP are anxious to get right down to work and have parliament hold this Liberal government accountable for acts of unprecedented arrogance.
This past summer should have been a summer of hope for Canadians. Instead it was a summer of disappointment. We are talking about Liberal disregard for human rights and revelations about the handling of security at APEC. We are talking about a deadbeat government when it comes to pay equity. We are talking about Liberal inaction in the face of huge bank mergers. We are talking about the cruel failure of Liberal leadership on health care.
Here we are again, right where we left off in June, with the government refusing to ensure fair compensation for all hepatitis C victims. Believe it or not, the Minister of Health is offering care that should be the right of every Canadian. He is offering no compensation to those who have lost their homes, jobs or businesses.
The summer of hope may be dead and gone, but the battle for justice for hepatitis C victims and for all—