Mr. Speaker, I also thank the member for Trois-Rivières for his incisive remarks.
There really are some similarities between places like Saskatchewan, where I am from, and many of the areas in Quebec. One similarity would be that there are many small towns in rural areas where if a bank closed down there would be a serious problem. Another similarity is that we share a strong credit union movement and it is very good that we have credit unions.
The member talked about bank closures in small communities, of which, as I have indicated, there are many in Quebec. Does he see anything effective in this legislation that would stop bank closures? We do not see it. I wonder if, from his reading of the bill, there is anything in the bill that would prevent the banks in any way or strongly hinder them from closing small branches at will.