Clearly, the banking lobby is very strong in Canada, and I think everyone knows it.
Why was it pushed aside? I was not at all surprised. As I said, I think there are conflicts of interest. Some people have their hands tied. It is definitely difficult. As for Deepak Chopra, we have been asking for the expansion of services for a long time during our collective agreement negotiations. However, Canada Post has always turned a deaf ear. This proposal has always been a non-starter. There has never been an openness.
Is it a coincidence that Deepak Chopra sits on the Conference Board of Canada next to the CEO of the RBC? The fact that Ms. Bertrand had a position—which I no longer think is the case—on the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec next to the vice-presidents and CEOs of the big banks did not help either.