Surplus in the Trust Fund for the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement
In direct contradiction to the promise made by the Liberal Party of Canada during the 2015 election campaign not to attempt to recover the quarter-billion dollar surplus in the Trust Fund for the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement, the Attorney General of Canada has requested that the entire surplus be allocated to “Canada.”
The Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS), along with several other organizations, objects to the surplus being paid out to the federal government and strongly supports a Notice of Motion, which will be presented to the courts at a Joint Hearing in June, to enhance the benefits to claimants.
On March 17, the CHS put out a call for action asking community-based groups to endorse a statement objecting to the 86‐90 Trust Fund surplus being paid out to the federal government. Click here to read the statement.
To learn more, click here for a comprehensive Q&A document on the overall issue.
PRESS RELEASE – March 30, 2016
More Information about this Call to Action
TAKE ACTION! 86-90 surplus toolkit
More information about the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement