Still here, and working hard

I know it has been a long time since my last post (many of you have pointed this out to me, some gently, some quite angrily). We have continued to negotiate with the federal government, and we are continuing to analyze the data from the survey. Over 3,500 people responded to the survey, from all provinces and territories. We have gained very valuable information from this survey.

We are also in the midst of sending questionnaires to class members' doctors, to gather more information on class members' health status. We need this information to determine how much money is required to provide fair compensation to everyone.

We have been getting good signals from the federal government. We believe that they would like this matter settled as soon as possible, so that compensation can be made available to people quickly.

I cannot at this time give a reliable estimate of how long it will be before compensation is available. All I can say is we are working as hard as we can to try to get it settled soon.

I have read all of the emails and letters people have sent. I've also listened to all of the voicemails people have sent to me. I apologize for not getting back to everyone. I will try to respond to everyone, but my main priority at this time is settling, and I have to balance the time I spend communicating with class members with the time I spend doing the work necessary to get the compensation finalized. I appreciate your patience.