I am tempted to remind this committee for the third time of the history of hydroelectric projects in Quebec. Since I have already done so twice, I will not do so a third time. Thank you though for the invitation to talk about Hydro Quebec's energy, which we as Quebecers are very proud of. I'm sure my colleague from Mirabel is also very proud that we have developed its full potential.
Clearly, geography has served us well, since Quebec has many rivers. Further, some very enlightened decisions were made in the 1940s and 1950s. First, Hydro Quebec was created and electricity was nationalized. Some very important developments were completed in the 1940s and 1950s. Those include the Beauharnois hydroelectric complex, the Bersimis project on the Betsiamites River, the projects on the Manicouagan river or the river right beside it, along with major hydroelectric developments that were completed and serve us now.
Getting back to my point...