Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to be the second one on this side to congratulate the minister on the changes that he just was talking about in regard to the Wheat Board. The changes will lead to more marketing options and choices for farmers across the Prairies, at least, anyway. With that, there are growing market opportunities. That's more important than ever. There are some main items in the estimates here such as $194 million that I see under the lines of market access, negotiations, sector competitiveness, and assurance systems.
A portion of that funding is going to open up new markets in the world. We've signed 38 new trade agreements, more than any government in history. I wanted to ask you how these agreements are going to benefit the multiple industries, particularly in agriculture, that will be affected by it and can you inform our committee how the access to these new markets will impact our Canadian agriculture sectors?