Mr. Speaker, last weekend, the Mouvement des caisses Desjardins elected a new president, Alban D'Amours. Mr. D'Amours will officially take up his new duties on March 25.
When the Mouvement des caisses Desjardins was first formed, globalization and free trade were unheard of. Modernizing this financial institution has required skill and imagination.
Caisses Desjardins are an economic force in Quebec. Many regions in Quebec owe their development in part to this institution. It gave them access to credit denied them by other major financial institutions.
We therefore wish Mr. D'Amours good luck in his new position and the best of success in achieving the objectives of the Mouvement des caisses Desjardins.