Mr. Speaker, the nature of the debate has to understood.
The Minister of Finance says that he does not intend to be told what to do by the banks. He says: “Just watch us”. Canadians have just watched this government once already, with the GST. And what happened? The GST is still with us, and one minister had to resign.
Does the Minister of Finance intend to resign if the mergers go ahead the way the banks want them to?