Mr. Speaker, the member for Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys is an experienced member of the House but I am wondering if his constituents are listening. If he feels eunuch like, maybe the constituents would be better advised to send a member of the government side to this Chamber.
As part of a task force chaired by the member for Trinity—Spadina, it was the members on this side who recommended strongly against the bank mergers. Lo and behold the government did not allow the bank mergers to go through. Maybe the member over there feels eunuch like, but not the members on this side.
I ask the member a question with respect to his comments. He talked about the trickle down theory and about all the breaks that were being given to these foreign banks. I wonder if he could cite any of those breaks. What this bill is about, if the member had read the bill, is breaking down the barriers to entry and creating more affordable and accessible financial services for all Canadians. Can he identify the breaks to the foreign banks mentioned in this bill?