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The Krever Report: Canada's Tainted Blood Disaster
A new disease was threatening the Canadian blood supply in the early 1980s: AIDS. But the Canadian Red Cross was slow to introduce donor screening methods and even slower to test the blood. With the Krever Commission, those infected by the AIDS virus and hepatitis C found a compassionate ear and the answers they sought about who was to blame for this public health scandal.

	Red Cross denies link between AIDS and blood products		New AIDS test coming soon		What went wrong?
	Officials in charge of Canada's blood system say hemophiliacs needn't worry about contracting AIDS. (TV; runs 2:01)		A kit for testing blood for the AIDS virus has been approved for use in Canada but the Red Cross has yet to adopt it. (Radio; runs 7:22)		Lawsuits pile up and calls for accountability get louder as more Canadians discover they were infected by tainted blood. (Radio; runs 8:36)

	Government announces tainted blood inquiry		The tragedy of Factor VIII concentrate		A new blood scandal: hepatitis C
	A judicial inquiry will examine how HIV got into the blood supply and infected over 1,000 Canadians. (TV; runs 2:19)		As the Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada begins, new evidence emerges that some AIDS deaths could have been prevented. (TV; runs 19:14)		As hearings in the Krever inquiry continue, news of another threat to the blood supply emerges. (TV; runs 12:30)

	Krever Inquiry shifts focus to public policy		Krever's right to blame held up by legal challenge		Supreme Court says Krever can lay blame
	The commission probing Canada's tainted blood disaster moves into its final stage — examining public policy decisions of the early 1980s. (TV; runs 2:32)		Justice Krever has served notice that he plans to cite individuals and organizations for misconduct in the tainted blood crisis — and they respond by taking him to court. (TV; runs 2:45)		Judge Krever can now submit his final report — and he can find fault. For victims of contaminated blood, it's a relief and a victory. (TV; runs 2:37)

	Judge Krever releases his final report		Hepatitis C victims angered by compensation limits		Canadian Blood Services opens its doors
	The reaction is swift from government and the Red Cross when the Krever Report comes out. (TV; runs 2:47)		A settlement totalling $1.1 billion will compensate some victims of hepatitis C, but thousands more will get nothing. (TV; runs 5:51)		A new era for the blood system begins as a new agency takes over responsibility for the blood supply. (TV; runs 5:48)

	Criminal charges in tainted blood scandal
	The RCMP lays 32 criminal charges after a five-year investigation. (TV; runs 6:10)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject Sang contaminé : la mort goutte à goutte Related Topics from CBC's Archives Thalidomide: Bitter Pills, Broken Promises The Early Years of the AIDS Crisis First World AIDS Day CBC.ca CBC News Backgrounder: Canada’s Tainted Blood Scandal External sites Canadian Hemophilia Society Canadian Blood Services The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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