Financial sector and investments

Question 1

what should we do to ensure that financial institutions remain stable?

Answer 1

Ensuring Canadian financial institutions are
sufficiently capitalized and regulated to deal
with crises and cyclical fluctuations.

Question 2

How can we protect Canadians from banking monopolies?

Answer 2

Limiting further bank mergers or mergers in

other financial service industries.

Question 3

How can we encourage credit unions as an alternative to large banks?

Answer 3

Improving protection and support for credit

unions, cooperatives and mutual companies.

Question 4

How can we harmonize securities regulations?

Answer 4

Working with the provinces to harmonize

securities regulations.

Question 5

What should our priorities be in terms of getting banks to provide credit?

Answer 5

Ensuring that the banks provide reasonable

access to credit at fair interest rates.

Question 6

What do we need to do to ensure pensioners are protected?

Answer 6

Implementing new measures to protect

workers’ pensions.

Question 7

What is our policy to ensure all Canadians have access to not for profit publically owned banking ?

Answer 7

Re-establishing a publicly owned and operated
basic banking service accessible to all
Canadians under the purview of Canada Post.