Mr. Speaker, four years ago April 28 there was an infamous vote in the House of Commons, Liberals crushing a motion to provide compensation to all the hepatitis C victims of tainted blood. Liberals chose only to help victims during the period of 1986-90.
A young victim, Joey Haché from the Ottawa area, became the hero of the debate. He asked the Prime Minister to explain and said “tell me the difference between someone infected with tainted blood on December 31, 1985 and January 1, 1986”.
I am sure that the forgotten victims outside this artificial legal window of compensation are still waiting and suffering. I am equally sure that Joey Haché is still watching carefully. On this issue he is the Prime Minister's conscience.