To the Joint Committee of the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Fund
                    We have audited the statement of financial position of 
                      the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Fund as at March 31, 2001 and 
                      the statement of expenses and revenue for the sixteen-month 
                      period then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility 
                      of the Joint Committee of the Fund. Our responsibility is 
                      to express an opinion on these financial statements based 
                      on our audit.
                    We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally 
                      accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that 
                      we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance 
                      whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. 
                      An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting 
                      the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 
                      An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles 
                      used and significant estimates made by management, as well 
                      as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
                    In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, 
                      in all material respects, the financial position of the 
                      Fund as at March 31, 2001 and the results of its operations 
                      and its cash flows for the sixteen-month period then ended 
                      in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting 
                      principles.
                    
                    Deloitte & Touche LLP
                      Chartered Accountants
                      Ottawa, Canada
                      May 14, 2001
                    
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