Mr. Speaker, today is the anniversary of a vote in the House on hepatitis C.
We listened to the excuses of the health minister, excuses that this would set a precedent, that it would break medicare and that there were too many victims.
Ontario, however, decided to compensate and now Quebec is moving down that same road. Over 60% of the victims of hepatitis C in this country will therefore receive some sort of compensation.
The Prime Minister says that everyone has forgotten about this issue. I want to let him know that victims have not forgotten, their families have not forgotten, the opposition has not forgotten and Canadians have not forgotten. Hepatitis C lives on.