Mr. Speaker, we must be clear and serious about this.
The minister's white paper protects Canadian banks by limiting foreign ownership to 20%. It is important to Canadians to control their banks and we are in full agreement.
But why would it not be just as important to the government to protect Quebec's banks in the same way? Why would what is good for Canadians not be good for Quebecers as well? Where is the problem? What is behind the government's policy?