Comme mon collègue l'a déclaré, les banques ont alors signalé que, comme le gouvernement fédéral venait d'ouvrir le marché tout grand aux banques étrangères, elles devaient réagir et elles annonçaient leur intention de se fusionner.
As my friend said, then the banks came out with their notice. They said if the Government of Canada has just allowed the floodgates to be open for foreign banks, they have to do something and they have been thinking about a merger so they will announce their intention to look at merging.