MEDIA ADVISORY - Hepatitis-C Tainted Blood Victims Await Final Justice

VANCOUVER, June 16, 2016 /CNW/ - Most Canadians thought the tainted blood tragedy had been fully addressed. But there are hundreds of tainted blood victims who are still waiting for the compensation that was promised to them by the Government of Canada. They will be closely following a court hearing taking place next week (June 20-22, 2016) in Toronto, Ontario. A joint hearing of the courts of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia will consider submissions on how to allocate a $250 million surplus from the 1986-1990 Hepatitis-C settlement fund. Meanwhile, more than 300 victims in the pre-1986/post-1990 Hepatitis-C settlement group have not been paid due to a $65 million shortfall in their settlement fund.
The following spokespersons are able to provide their views on the matter: