Mr. Speaker, in my first statement as we reconvene I would like to express sincere condolences to the family of a great Quebecker, Ms. Lise Payette, on behalf of the Bloc Québécois. As a feminist, minister, journalist, host, author and sovereignist, Lise Payette spent her whole life building and emancipating Quebec. Over the course of a career in the media that lasted seven decades, she focused on Quebec women. Ms. Payette came to power with René Lévesque and as a minister her political endeavours revolved around women. She opened the corridors of power to women. Ms. Payette worked extremely hard to adapt state services to the reality of women. She gave us the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec. She also overhauled the Quebec Consumer Protection Act to provide citizens with recourse against the banks and dishonest companies. Looking back, we see that Ms. Payette's legacy is a more egalitarian and proud society.
Many, many thanks to Ms. Payette.