News Release
Office of the Official Opposition

Parsons still calling on government to publicly release Terms of Reference for judicial inquiry

Kelvin Parsons, Opposition Justice Critic and MHA for the District Burgeo-Lapoile, says he is pleased that Madame Justice Margaret Cameron has commenced her judicial inquiry into the faulty estrogen and progesterone receptor testing in breast cancer patients, however, he is calling on government to publicly release the Terms of Reference for the inquiry.

"During this past session of the House of Assembly, I asked government to publicly release the Terms of Reference for this judicial inquiry," said Mr. Parsons. "Madame Justice Cameron has now started her review, yet government has not released the guiding principles that will govern this investigation. Part of the reason we are having this inquiry today is because of government’s lack of openness and transparency during this entire process. Unfortunately, it appears government hasn’t learned this lesson and still insists on keeping important details from the people of the province.

"There are many aspects of this investigation that need to be clearly analyzed, including who knew what and when. The Opposition parties have already been refused input into the Terms of Reference and I would hope this is not a deliberate attempt by government to narrow the scope of this investigation. The only way to get to the bottom of this unfortunate circumstance and ensure that this type of false testing never happens again is to have everything out in the open. I hope government realizes this fact and decides to release the Terms of Reference immediately."

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