Thank you very much.
To Peter Holle, our government's trade agenda has already made Canada one of the most open and globally engaged economies in the world. Indeed, our government recently completed negotiations on a comprehensive economic and trade agreement with the European Union. The agreement alone has the potential to add more than 80,000 new Canadian jobs and to give Canadian businesses preferential access to over half of the global economy.
Why is it important for Canadian businesses that our government continues to open up new markets for their goods and services?