Thank you very much, Mr. Thomson.
I would also like to thank all the other witnesses for their contributions.
Mr. Chair, I'd like to use the little speaking time I have left to share a final thought with you.
I'll confess my conflict of interest right away: I'm one of the 7.7 million members of the Desjardins Group. I must say that I was very disappointed to learn that no Desjardins representative was able to appear before our committee today. Desjardins Group has 56,000 employees. I'm sure Ms. Pauzé agrees with me that Desjardins Group represents the economic strength of Quebec. As I was saying, I was surprised to learn that Desjardins was unable to send a representative to testify before the committee. I think that's unfortunate.
It has to be said that Desjardins is a major player when it comes to finances in Quebec. When I attend community events in my riding on weekends, I always say it's suspicious when Desjardins isn't there. That's how present Desjardins Group is in the community. It's also everywhere in Quebec's financial world. I believe that Desjardins Group should have appointed a representative to come and testify. I can't believe they couldn't find someone, among the 56,000 Desjardins employees, to come and testify here...