Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to take two and half minutes to quickly summarize the concrete proposals the committee could make to the government in the report it will write.
First, it would be important to maintain long-term relationships, that is to say, for more than three years. You're obviously talking about ambassadors, but also about the office, which must be maintained. As I understand it, you're implying that staff would have to be there for the long term. We have no choice but to think about the long term when we're on Asian territory. That was the first point raised.
Then you talked about ensuring a stable and regular supply chain, to give you predictability and credibility in the markets to which you export.
Mr. Carey, you also mentioned that more processing could be done in Canada. I'm very interested in the idea of adding value. Can you tell us more about that?