I'll start over. My name is Jacques Demers, and I am the mayor of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, reeve of the Memphrémagog regional county municipality, or RCM, and president of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités, FQM for short.
The FQM represents approximately a thousand local and regional municipalities across Quebec, and is the largest provincial association in Canada. Established in 1944, the FQM has been the voice of all of Quebec's regions and RCMs for the past 77 years, and truly speaks for rural communities. We are very proud to be here today.
Joining me is David Boulet, an economic adviser at the FQM, who will now take over.