Thank you, Mr. Sorbara, for your question, for your support of the broker channel, and for the separation of the pillars of insurance and banking.
The Insurance Brokers Association would support those various goals that the federal budget has set out. I think moving forward what is important is that the government find the right balance between fostering innovation on the one hand and protecting consumers on the other. Serving the best interests of consumers, protecting the consumer's best interest, is what is paramount for insurance brokers across the land.
It is really, then, about finding the balance. Insurance brokers understand that consumer demand is changing and technology is rapidly evolving, and brokers want to embrace and adopt those changes as well.
It's critical that the aspects of our current law that have served consumers so well and protected their interests be maintained as the landscape continues to evolve, including through fintech activities.