moved for leave to introduce Bill C-478 to amend the Bank Act and the Statistics Act (equity in community reinvestment).
Mr. Speaker, I am genuinely pleased to introduce a bill on community reinvestment by banks, calling upon the Superintendent of Financial Institutions to assess the effort being made by banks to respond to the credit requirements of all citizens, particularly the most disadvantaged.
I am confident that this bill will receive the support of all parties and I am asking the government not to call an election until it has been passed.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)