The Financial Post reports in its Friday edition that Canada's banking regulator is considering easing lending rules for major banks to boost business loans, particularly for public-private infrastructure projects. The Post's Barbara Shecter writes that Peter Routledge, head of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, mentioned that changes to the capital treatment of specific business loans are being explored, as banks have significant capital reserves. This move aims to support the economy during challenging geopolitical times and ongoing trade tensions with the United States. He said there is room to ease up now because the country's banks have weathered crises from the COVID-19 pandemic to fallout from the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. "Banks could make nearly $1-trillion in additional loans or other extensions of credit and remain above current capital minimums," he said, adding that this is a material amount relative to Canada's $3-trillion economy. "Canada's banks have ample capacity to help fund the country's adjustment in this new era." The OSFI is calling on the banks to come to the regulator with ideas for how this will be accomplished without adding too much risk to the system.