Government Operations committee  If I may, I will start by answering your question and then I will yield the floor to my colleagues who know a lot more about this than I do. My approach was to say let us take the opportunity presented to smash all the standards we are thinking of, because we are capable of doin

Government Operations committee  Over the last three days, I have done some reading on postal banking. I have a few copies here of the FTQ brief, which is probably the best example. I think it refers to that. Canada Post has also prepared a document, but I do not have a lot of experience, I could not tell you w

Government Operations committee  I agree with you somewhat. I also do not want to subsidize the banks. So we will agree on that. My vision of it all is that we need a different bank with a different market. Of course there is an obligation to produce results; I especially do not want this bank to be subsidized

Government Operations committee  Thank you for having me here. I will make a short presentation. Let me introduce myself briefly. My name is Richard St-Onge. I'm the president of the FTQ Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches Regional Council. I work with all unions, including my colleagues appointed to Canada Po