Thank you very much for your question.
Last week, the Government of Quebec tabled its 2025‑27 budget. The budget acknowledges that inflation in Quebec is the highest in the country. It also acknowledges that that is because the consumer carbon tax was removed as of April 1, 2025. However, we still have our own carbon pricing in Quebec, which amounts to about 9 cents or 10 cents per litre of gas.
That is recognized. The impact on people's wallets when they fill up their vehicles is recognized, as well as the impact on business productivity. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business conducted surveys recently that found that more than 80% of the federation's member companies recognize the impact on their productivity.
I rarely comment on leadership races, but we know that the Coalition Avenir Québec, or CAQ, is having a leadership race and that whoever wins will be the premier as of April 12. Both candidates have promised to reimburse Quebec farmers for the carbon tax, a tax that has cost farmers up to $550 million since 2015. So that acknowledges the impact of the carbon tax on the cost of food, a cost that is inevitably passed on to consumers and all Quebec taxpayers.