Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my good friend and colleague, the member for Macleod.
I just wanted to absolutely ensure that the hon. member--I was going to say minister, but perhaps someday down the road--will make an undertaking to take the time required to make the changes necessary for future regulations to protect consumers to a greater extent than simply providing a greater modicum of communication as it relates to debit cards, the entry by Visa and MasterCard and the concern about interchange fees which are having a devastating impact on retailers as we speak. We hope that these issues in fact will be considered by the member and his party.
I know the great synergies in the House on this issue. I know there can be the opportunity for consensus. I am a consensus builder in terms of my record and my reputation, but I can say that this is one of the most fundamental economic issues that we need to deal with.
I encourage the hon. member to make a commitment here and now as to when we are going to see these regulations further enforced.