Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Minister, if you don’t mind, I will take a few seconds to thank and congratulate the entire team that accompanied us on our trip a few weeks ago as part of our current study on exports. In particular, we want to increase the value of exported products from $65 billion to $75 billion.
The clerk, the analysts and the team of interpreters who accompanied and supported us throughout our trip demonstrated an excellent sense of organization and great professionalism. It wasn't a sightseeing trip, far from it. On the contrary, we worked hard with our colleagues on the committee. The experience was extremely rewarding. We met with representatives from some great companies, and that's going to feed very well into our study.
I am not speaking on anyone's behalf, but I am sure that the colleagues who are here and were on this trip found your work outstanding. Thank you again. I would have liked to thank the interpreters who accompanied us, but I see that they are not here today.