Good evening, Minister. I’d like to welcome the deputy ministers and the team of officials here with you as well.
My first question is about the last priority in your mandate letter, the implementation of the new financial consumer protection framework. Do you think the government is ready to implement the framework, and might it be included in the first budget?
I would be particularly pleased this evening if you were able to assure me that, once the framework is implemented, Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act will continue to apply to the banking sector, just as it does now. After all, the federal government has always respected the Civil Code of Quebec on Quebec’s territory. If that were to change with the implementation of the framework, it would be a first.