Mar 22, 2022 / 02:30PM GMT
Gabriel Dechaine - National Bank Financial, Inc., Research Division - Analyst
All right. I'd like to welcome you all to our next session and happy to introduce Jon Hountalas, who runs the CIBC's commercial banking and wealth businesses, also a native Montrealer, so should mention that, given where we are. Thanks, Jon. Appreciate you coming here today.
Questions and Answers:
Gabriel Dechaine - National Bank Financial, Inc., Research Division - AnalystI'd like to start off with just some commercial banking aside from mortgage has been one of the big growth stories in this post-pandemic period. We are seeing different trends between Canada, where growth is in the double digits and well for the industry in the U.S., it's still low single digits in commercial lending. What's your perspective on why Canada is outgrowing the U.S. in the commercial business?
Jon Hountalas - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Senior EVP and Group Head of Commercial Banking & Wealth Management-Canada
That's a great question. So