Thank you.
My questions are mainly for Mr. Scholten and Ms. Bolduc, but I would like to thank Mr. Phillips for pointing out that rural communities should not become underserviced communities. I think Canada's elected representatives should repeat that statement once a week. Thank you for that, Mr. Phillips.
That ties in with what Mr. Scholten was saying about keeping corner stores in certain small communities. Where I live, in Hauts Plateaux Montmagny-L'Islet, communities have to work miracles to build cooperatives so they don't have to drive 12 kilometres to buy a carton of milk and a bit of gas. I think that's a national problem.
What can we do at the federal level to help your members? In connection with that, the matter of excessive credit card fees is a discussion that isn't moving along quickly enough for my liking. During the last throne speech, we heard that a requirement may be introduced to disclose the fees associated with different payment methods. That is good news and a measure the government should implement.
Since the throne speech, have you been consulted? Have you received any information on the anticipated time frame for implementing this potential new measure? Do you think this change would lessen the excessive credit card fees imposed on your members?