Mr. Speaker, I listened very carefully to my colleague. He belongs to a co-operative. Good for him. I too belong to a co-operative, a food co-operative. As the member so eloquently said, it is rare that the House can almost unanimously support a bill.
Co-operatives are very important in our society. Fifteen or so years ago, in my region, we set up a food co-operative. Several food co-operatives were set up at the same time in Quebec, but many of them are closed now.
I know that my colleague has some good experience in this area. I put the following question to him: Why do some and even many co-operatives have trouble staying alive, surviving, and why are there so few really vigorous co-operatives in certain areas? I would like him to tell me about his experience.