Thank you, Madam Chair.
That's a bit unfortunate, because I would have had a dozen questions about this.
I would first like to thank our witnesses for participating in the committee's work; that is very much appreciated.
Mr. Picard, in your opening remarks, you said that you were hesitated to appear before the committee because, although you have made an effort to give testimony here on a number of occasions, not much has come out of it, in your view. I therefore sincerely hope that the committee's work will produce the desired results.
I will first ask you a general question. In your opening remarks, you mentioned that, in Quebec, the region that you serve, a small percentage of communities must resort to third-party management. Could you elaborate on that? What are the best practices? What are the lessons learned? What makes the challenges seem less significant?
You said that some communities are on the brink of intervention, but generally speaking, why are there fewer problems?