1.   Both of the Beth Israel Deaconess patients were hepatitis C victims.

2.   They announced that they would bear their share of the cost of compensating all hepatitis C victims regardless of what the other governments do.

3.   Prime Minister Jean Chretien has been forced to change his schedule for a visit to Cuba because of domestic furor over compensation for hepatitis C victims.

4.   Several hepatitis C victims were escorted from the public galleries by security as they clapped in unison with the opposition.