Mr. Chair, the minister was in the House at the beginning of the debate. He did not stay throughout the debate because he had other duties. As parliamentary secretary, I stayed, as is quite regular. We debated with members of the opposition until the end of the allotted time, as is usual.
On the question of hepatitis C, if the opposition members were not blinded by their partisanship, they would congratulate the minister for what he has accomplished. The Prime Minister mentioned during the election campaign that he would look at this. The minister, in six short months, took it on.