Mr. Speaker, SGT 2000 and VisuAide, from Saint-Germain-de-Grantham and Drummondville respectively, are two finalists in the 50 Best Managed Companies in Canada program, organized by Samson Bélair Deloitte & Touche.
VisuAide specializes in the research and development of products for the visually impaired. This company made the decision to leave Montreal's south shore for Drummondville.
SGT 2000 specializes in transportation and provides jobs for approximately 700 people. This company has 16,000 semi-trailers and serves all of North America.
Some 50 companies in Quebec submitted an application to the provincial selection committee.
Since the names of the winning companies will be made public tonight, I can only wish good luck to these two companies from the Drummond region in hopes that they will be able to affix the program logo, a prestigious and highly reputable honour, to their letterhead.