Mr. Speaker, yes these people should be paid. The government is on record as saying that they should be paid. In fact the government is working very hard toward that end. Unlike the province of Ontario with a one time payment of $10,000 which would not go very far for many of the victims, the fact is that the Government of Canada has a long term commitment to make sure drugs and so on will be available, unlike the short term band-aid approach as in the province of Ontario.
In the House of Commons on March 20th, 2000. See this statement in context.