Mr. Speaker, I have a short question for the member for Okanagan Centre.
Sitting on that committee with him over the last nine months was a real privilege. The member provided great insight and was passionate in his concern for small and medium sized business. He in large measure was one of the reasons why we virtually presented a unanimous report to the House. It is something the people of Canada really wanted, the first ever challenge to the banks of Canada coming forward in a unified way.
My question to the member is one of clarification. Members of the Reform Party say they do not want the government to interfere in business or to get involved in business. Many of the recommendations in the report would mean that we would have to reopen the Bank Act and would in effect mean that we as legislators were giving new direction to the financial institutions. Surely the member is not advocating that we walk away from giving that kind of advice to banks.