Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Finance. Considering what his next job is possibly to be, he is very concerned about what Canadians are likely thinking of him these days.
I was going to suggest that the Minister of Finance will know that banking, bankers and the banking business touch the lives of virtually every Canadian in this country. Would he do the right thing, not necessarily wait for the task force to bring down a report some months from now, but provide an opportunity for the people of Canada to tell the Minister of Finance through the finance committee hearings across the country what they think of this proposed merger?