Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to tell you about something we are doing in Quebec. You could say I am being chauvinistic again, but it is what it is.
Hydro-Québec has a strategy to protect biodiversity in Quebec. It is pretty significant. The strategy, which covers the period from 2022 to 2026, establishes a framework for future facility upgrades and renovations, as well as for new hydroelectric projects. The purpose is to ensure that these activities always take into account biodiversity.
Under the plan, scientists conduct studies on the behaviours of various species, eels, for instance. They study their behaviour before any work is carried out. Once the facility work has been completed, they make observations. Some species are negatively affected by the presence of the facility. Actually, it is their behaviour that is affected, not their development. In other words, they adapt, move to other locations and go elsewhere. When they do not, they are guided along the right path. This is a simplified explanation, because it is more complicated in reality. That is part of the strategy.
Hydro-Québec is a Crown corporation. Electricity is publicly owned in Quebec. You represent privately owned power companies. Is that correct?