Mr. Speaker, today is the second anniversary of the announcement of the agreement concluded between the government and the victims of Hepatitis C. It is discouraging to realize that two years have passed and the government has still not paid these sick people.
The people of this country are fed up. They want the government to act and to pay out the promised compensation. The lawyers have had their money, but the victims are still waiting.
Victims continue to die without ever laying their hands on a single compensation cheque, and their numbers are ever increasing.
It is obvious that Canadians find this government's inertia shocking. I am therefore demanding that it face up to its responsibilities, respect its commitments, and get the cheques out immediately to the Hepatitis C victims.