Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My thanks to the witnesses for being here today. I want to thank you for your hard work here in Canada and abroad. I congratulate you and your families for the success you have achieved.
Mr. Sundher, within the 1.2 billion population in India, we have heard that 300 million are in middle-class families and 25 million of those Indians have the capacity to buy virtually anything. That's the kind of range of prosperity there is. Of course, India has quite a large young generation.
You have been dealing in lumber. The Indian government has ambitious plans to improve their infrastructure; they are talking trillions of dollars. You and I both know that in India lumber homes have not yet been adopted. Do you see an opportunity for expanding in that area? Other countries are also keen to cash in on those opportunities. Where do you see this happening?
You talked about tariffs. Are there any non-tariff areas we should address in CEPA? Do you see any benefits to starting the CEPA with India? We have our Canadian trade commissioner services in India. Has anyone of you used those services?