Harper and his conservatives can sit there and think that they are in full acomplishment of what they promisced the people. Well let me tell you my fellow Canadaians. For Harper it was a priorety to get heavely involved in Afganistan, while an election promice was to help all the victoms that were failed miserably by a blood bank that had gone wrong and sown to be incompetend. Harper promiced to all the sufering victoms if he got elected he will imidiatly get compensation on the way in order to ease the sufering these people are living with day to day. Four months have gone by and Harper is on a mission of power hungry turisem in Afganistand to show the world here is the Canadian Miletery PM while under the carpet sits the persons infected with hepatitis C from no fult of their own. Harper makes a great opportunist and a total Hypocrite.
I will do to you what I do not want done to me!
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN:
BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, ONTARIO, and QUEBEC
REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFFS
And
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
PRE JANUARY 1, 1986 – POST JULY 1, 1990
HEPATITIS C TAINTED BLOOD
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WHEREAS:
1. Class action litigation was commenced against the Government of Canada in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec claiming compensation for those persons infected with hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986 and after July 1, 1990. These class actions remain outstanding.
2. The Minister of Health of Canada announced on November 22, 2004 the Government of Canada’s intention to enter discussions on options for financial compensation for people who were infected with hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986 and after July 1, 1990.
3. On December 10, 2004, class action counsel agreed with counsel for the Government of Canada that all pending litigation will be adjourned sine die, to be brought back on a 30-days’ notice by either party.
4. On April 20, 2005, the House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion supporting the payment of compensation to those who were infected by hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986 and after July 1, 1990.
5. In furtherance of the Health Minister’s November 22, 2004 statement, discussions between class counsel and counsel for the Government of Canada have been ongoing since December 2004. The discussions have now advanced to a point where the parties can express their commitment to entering into a final agreement while continuing to negotiate, and obtain and analyze the required information, including scientific, medical and actuarial data and advice.
6. Negotiations are ongoing regarding eligibility, and structure and levels of compensation as well as other terms of an eventual settlement.
7. The parties are gathering information on those infected by hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986 and after July 1, 1990, including obtaining additional information from class members and their physicians, and engaging experts in order to advise on an appropriate medical model to assess the current health condition of class members and to project the likely progression of the disease of the class.
8. The parties are committed to completing the data gathering and analysis necessary to establish funding requirements for the settlement agreement as expeditiously as possible. They acknowledge that the process will require a minimum of several further months given the size of the task.
NOW THEREFORE;
9. The parties commit to entering into an agreement whereby the Government of Canada will provide compensation to persons who were infected with hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986, and from July 2, 1990 to September 28, 1998 inclusive. The eligibility for estates, dependants and family members remains subject to negotiation.
10. The compensation categories and amounts of compensation are being negotiated.
11. An administrative system will be established for the processing of claims for compensation.
12. The final settlement agreement will require the approval of the class action courts in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec in order to further ensure that the settlement agreement is fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the class and to bring closure to these matters.
13. This Memorandum of Understanding is without admission of any liability in the underlying litigation between the parties.
14. The settlement agreement will be without admission of legal liability. The Government of Canada will not be liable to provide any further funds for compensation except as agreed to in the settlement agreement as approved by the class action courts.
15. This Memorandum of Understanding forms the basis for further negotiations. The enumeration of subjects in this document is not intended to limit subsequent discussions to those matters.
16. This Memorandum of Understanding may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which together will be deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Memorandum of Understanding.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered:
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Date: By: Original signed by
Paul Vickery
Senior General Counsel
Department of Justice
SHIRLEY ADRIAN ET AL.
Date: By: Original signed by
Kolthammer Batchelor Laidlaw, LLP
Docken and Company
Marshall Attorneys
Counsel to Shirley Adrian et al.
In the Alberta Class Action
DEBORAH LUTZ
Date: By: Original signed by
Klein Lyons
Counsel to Deborah Lutz
In the British Columbia Class Action
MICHAEL MCCARTHY
Date: By: Original signed by
Roy Elliott Kim O’Connor, LLP
Counsel to Michael McCarthy
In the Ontario Class Action
GUY DESJARDINS/JEAN ROCHON
Date: By: Original signed by
Lauzon Belanger, s.e.n.c.r.l.
Counsel to Guy Desjardins and Jean Rochon
In the Quebec Class Action
I will do to you what I do not want done to me!
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN:
BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, ONTARIO, and QUEBEC
REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFFS
And
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
PRE JANUARY 1, 1986 – POST JULY 1, 1990
HEPATITIS C TAINTED BLOOD
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WHEREAS:
1. Class action litigation was commenced against the Government of Canada in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec claiming compensation for those persons infected with hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986 and after July 1, 1990. These class actions remain outstanding.
2. The Minister of Health of Canada announced on November 22, 2004 the Government of Canada’s intention to enter discussions on options for financial compensation for people who were infected with hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986 and after July 1, 1990.
3. On December 10, 2004, class action counsel agreed with counsel for the Government of Canada that all pending litigation will be adjourned sine die, to be brought back on a 30-days’ notice by either party.
4. On April 20, 2005, the House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion supporting the payment of compensation to those who were infected by hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986 and after July 1, 1990.
5. In furtherance of the Health Minister’s November 22, 2004 statement, discussions between class counsel and counsel for the Government of Canada have been ongoing since December 2004. The discussions have now advanced to a point where the parties can express their commitment to entering into a final agreement while continuing to negotiate, and obtain and analyze the required information, including scientific, medical and actuarial data and advice.
6. Negotiations are ongoing regarding eligibility, and structure and levels of compensation as well as other terms of an eventual settlement.
7. The parties are gathering information on those infected by hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986 and after July 1, 1990, including obtaining additional information from class members and their physicians, and engaging experts in order to advise on an appropriate medical model to assess the current health condition of class members and to project the likely progression of the disease of the class.
8. The parties are committed to completing the data gathering and analysis necessary to establish funding requirements for the settlement agreement as expeditiously as possible. They acknowledge that the process will require a minimum of several further months given the size of the task.
NOW THEREFORE;
9. The parties commit to entering into an agreement whereby the Government of Canada will provide compensation to persons who were infected with hepatitis C through the blood system before January 1, 1986, and from July 2, 1990 to September 28, 1998 inclusive. The eligibility for estates, dependants and family members remains subject to negotiation.
10. The compensation categories and amounts of compensation are being negotiated.
11. An administrative system will be established for the processing of claims for compensation.
12. The final settlement agreement will require the approval of the class action courts in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec in order to further ensure that the settlement agreement is fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the class and to bring closure to these matters.
13. This Memorandum of Understanding is without admission of any liability in the underlying litigation between the parties.
14. The settlement agreement will be without admission of legal liability. The Government of Canada will not be liable to provide any further funds for compensation except as agreed to in the settlement agreement as approved by the class action courts.
15. This Memorandum of Understanding forms the basis for further negotiations. The enumeration of subjects in this document is not intended to limit subsequent discussions to those matters.
16. This Memorandum of Understanding may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which together will be deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Memorandum of Understanding.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered:
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Date: By: Original signed by
Paul Vickery
Senior General Counsel
Department of Justice
SHIRLEY ADRIAN ET AL.
Date: By: Original signed by
Kolthammer Batchelor Laidlaw, LLP
Docken and Company
Marshall Attorneys
Counsel to Shirley Adrian et al.
In the Alberta Class Action
DEBORAH LUTZ
Date: By: Original signed by
Klein Lyons
Counsel to Deborah Lutz
In the British Columbia Class Action
MICHAEL MCCARTHY
Date: By: Original signed by
Roy Elliott Kim O’Connor, LLP
Counsel to Michael McCarthy
In the Ontario Class Action
GUY DESJARDINS/JEAN ROCHON
Date: By: Original signed by
Lauzon Belanger, s.e.n.c.r.l.
Counsel to Guy Desjardins and Jean Rochon
In the Quebec Class Action
