(The scandal) comes at a time when the market is so high. Investors needed an excuse to take profit and they found one.

Sovereignty is still an issue really important for Quebec. More than ever, especially with what happened with the sponsorship scandal.

We know that second terms have historically been marred by hubris and by scandal.

Any time you have anything that smacks of scandal, it hurts all of us,

There are some profit-taking pressures coming into the market.

The mining sector has been weighing on the index though it's about time they had a bit of profit taking.