My next questions are for Mr. Brossard, from the Montreal Economic Institute.
Good afternoon, Mr. Brossard.
The Montreal Economic Institute is located in Quebec. Every year, HEC Montréal publishes figures about energy in Quebec. According to figures published early this year, Quebec consumed 19 billion litres of fossil fuel over the course of the previous year, which was a 7% increase. As long as we need fossil fuel, it will have to be produced somewhere.
To your knowledge, if banks are ever asked to stop supporting the Canadian energy sector, what will happen to our producers, who help supply the 19 billion litres of fossil fuel consumed annually by eight million Quebeckers? As I mentioned, consumption is on the rise. What could happen to those companies if banks are no longer allowed or invited to finance them?