Mr. Speaker, the minister made me laugh when he spoke about an isolated case. I gave him more than one example.
Since I have only 35 seconds, I do not have time to list all the other disputes that are going on right now between Quebec City and Ottawa. If he would read the letter that the Minister of Finance sent to the Government of Quebec about banking services, he would understand a lot better.
Clearly, the government did not learn anything from its failure on the Canada-wide securities issue. Yet, the Government of Quebec has been clear: it is unacceptable for the Government of Canada to unilaterally decide that provincial laws do not apply to banks.
Why does the minister want to leave Quebec consumers at the mercy of large banks? What does he stand to gain?