Canadian New Democrat MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
She proposed a private member’s bill that would effectively ban fees at automated teller machines in Canada. Of course the banks are claiming that, “Without this competitive pricing flexibility, it is unlikely that we would be able to continue to maintain a network of 4,000 plus ATMs – innovation and access would suffer and costs to consumers would rise”
In a related Story: The global consulting firm Deloitte reports that by 2010 banks will spend almost one-third of their collective IT Budget (which currently stands at $44 Billion – offshore).