Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Finance. As the minister knows now, even the banker-friendly Senate banking committee has said that the question of the mergers of banks is not a question of life and death to the banks involved.
In light of that and in light of the growing opposition amongst the public to the question of the mergers of the big four banks in this country, I want to know from the Minister of Finance whether he will let parliament make a decision on whether the mergers should go ahead and not make the decision by himself.