Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member has indicated, the story of the use of thalidomide in the 1950s and 1960s was a tragedy. As Minister of Health and as a family doctor, I sympathize deeply with the hardship that this has caused for those who have been impacted.
The previous government developed a compensation program for affected individuals and selected Crawford & Company to act as an independent third party administrator.
Our government is committed to continuing to offer support to help people live the rest of their lives with dignity.