Canadians have been warring for years about it. A compensation package for victims was passed but apparently not delivered, or was too small. (One or another of our Canadian friends will know this story better than I.) The Canadian Red Cross had to offer a settlement to keep from going bankrupt in lawsuits (its own blood agency did go bankrupt many years ago).
Hey, BigM, check in here and help with this info, my memory is a bit dusty :-)
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