Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Ms. Treurnicht and Mr. Sabia. It is a pleasure and an honour to welcome you here to the Parliament of Canada.
Mr. Sabia, I am just going to take a moment to briefly describe your career for our colleagues.
The Government of Quebec appointed you to head the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, where our pension funds and such are invested, the mattress under which we keep our savings, so to speak. At one of the most critical points of its history and after a major crisis, the Caisse de dépôt had a record that was dubious to say the least. When I was leader of the opposition party in the National Assembly, the language I used was not a little harsh. But since you are our guest, I will refrain this time.
I do so especially because, since you took up the position and in spite of the situation—which was dire, as I mentioned—you have shown beyond any doubt that, when you have people's trust, when you make sound choices, and when you surround yourself with good people, it is possible to correct the course of a ship so that it does not sail into an iceberg.
You really have made the Caisse de dépôt et placement into an example for the world.
Thank you, Mr. Sabia.