Thank you, Mr. Chair.
And to our witnesses, thank you.
Ms. Worsfold, I was born in Edmonton. I have the opportunity and the pleasure now of serving and representing the constituents of Kelowna--Lake Country, but I'm very familiar with Edmonton, being born there at the Royal Alexandra, a university hospital. I commend the medical professionals there and the great work that you do there and across the country--all the nurses.
I want to ask my question to your friend just about 150 miles down the road from the city of champions, in Calgary. I see he has his Flames jersey there, so I had to give him a little hard time.
I serve on the trade committee, and one of the things that government can do is not just be responsible fiscally with money, but provide economic opportunities for Canadian businesses and grow the economy. We're trying to expand our markets, as our chair has been involved with Canada-U.S. for a number of years, and myself, but we need to diversify from the U.S. We have nine trade agreements in place. We're working on 50 other countries in negotiation, 27 of those in the European Union. How would that help your members within the Calgary chamber? Are you supportive of that direction?