Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Quebec minister responsible for restructuring released the findings of a study on the impact that separation would have on companies with head offices in Quebec.
The main finding is that 5,000 jobs currently located in these head offices could be moved out of the province if Quebec became independent. Once again, Montreal would be the hardest hit, since most corporate head offices are located in that region.
As the study shows, Quebec's independence would be extremely costly to Montreal's economy. Quebecers are fed up with these studies, these tricks and these U-turns.
The Pequiste government must stop causing this job drain with its obsession to achieve independence, and instead help us revitalize the economy.