Mr. Speaker, the government responded this way in answer to a SARS question in the House six weeks ago. I am quoting from the Hansard of March 21:
We know that it is not a real threat because the virus has been traced back to Hong Kong. There have only been a few cases in Canada that have come from there.
Given that response, would that not be pretty clear evidence that the government was not handling this issue seriously or taking any responsibility at all? How can the minister explain that statement?