Mr. Speaker, how would the hon. member explain the increased riskiness that apparently is to be expected by the financial institutions in Quebec relative to the financial institutions in other parts of Canada? In particular, I would like him to address the failure of Confederation Life, which was not exactly a small financial institution. I would like him to compare the risks Confederation Life had vis-à-vis some of the institutions which exist in Quebec.
I would like the hon. member to relate the small institutions that operate in Quebec vis-à-vis those that operate in other provinces, for example the Atlantic provinces, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan and some very small institutions that are covered by the CDIC. Is it the same kind of problem he is alluding to in Quebec, that in fact there are riskier situations? Exactly what point is the hon. member trying to make?