Just generally, I'm opposed to giving the government even more control over different areas of the economy. You have 26,000 members. Walmart took on Visa and won eventually. You have 26,000 members. You have an ability to negotiate directly with the companies. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has done so through First Data. They get preferential rates for their membership as part of the group benefits they provide, Interac payments and cheaper credit card payments. Why isn't your association able to leverage your membership base to negotiate with Visa and Mastercard on behalf of your members to provide a member benefit like the chamber network does?
On October 19th, 2017. See this statement in context.