Mr. Speaker, I commend the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Industry for raising the issue of what is happening to small business. I do not believe he is taking enough credit for some of the things that have happened and have changed the attitude of the banks.
On the one hand, it seems to me that the committee succeeded in saying we have to get more numbers together to ensure that we know for a fact they are not giving money to small business. That is important. The committee was sensitive not only to small business, but to the banks and to the House.
The banks will never be able to escape from the investigation that took place. Each of the chartered banks has appointed an ombudsman and they are now looking for a national ombudsman.
I know that the parliamentary secretary feels the national ombudsman will probably not be very effective because he will be appointed by a board of directors that is made up of representatives from the banks. We will see whether that is the case.
With all of this, the parliamentary secretary has demonstrated one word, although he has never said it: transparency. It is about transparency, being open, telling the story the way it is and making sure the banks come up with their numbers.
I ask the parliamentary secretary whether he agrees with the provision that the premiums paid by the financial institutions to the CDIC should be left secret. Should that not become transparent?