Thank you, Chair.
I thank the witnesses for coming.
It used to be noted in Europe, before the European Union got strong, that every country had its own set of regulations and it was very difficult to go from one country to the next. In the EU now there are almost seamless borders. Brussels still has a lot of regulations, but everybody has the same regulations whether you're in Denmark or in France.
It was alluded to that if we had a freer flow of products between provinces that would help us internationally. We're doing these trade agreements with the European Union and in the Pacific.
My first line of questioning would be if we're more streamlined within our own country, how would that help us prepare to compete or find new markets outside? On the other hand, how can we still help with local content? When you look, for instance, at the beer market, you see all these small breweries popping up, in Ontario especially but right across the country, but you also see some of our breweries going onto the international scene. Can you have that balance where somehow you have your uniqueness and smallness but you can also be on the world scene as a competitor with products? How do you achieve that?