This is a very important part of our financial markets in this province, and Alberta is obviously a very large player in that, and my reason is to ensure there is no reason for allegations.

Obviously very leveraged to the financial markets, ... When stocks are going up, this stock should do better than the market. When stocks go down, it should do worse than the market. So, there is risk here. But, it's the most diversified of the major broker dealers.

The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing; occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.

The middle and working classes are paying the debt that the financial markets created.

Our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and integrity of the financial markets.

Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets.