Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that prudential matters of safety of the Canadian banking system are uppermost in the government's mind.
That is why following receipt of the MacKay report in which there will be public hearings, and it has been referred to the House of Commons finance committee, we have asked the office of the superintendent of financial institutions and the Competition Bureau to report on that matter.
We are dealing with one of the most fundamental changes in Canadian financial institutions in history. It is important that we have public debate. I thought the member would support that.