Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank all our witnesses for their compelling presentations on an equally compelling subject.
I am from Rimouski, so my comments are directed at you, Mr. Beaulieu.
When you talk about the maritime economy, I don't think you are talking only about Rimouski. It extends from Vancouver all the way to Halifax, Nova Scotia. It's a fascinating sector that we don't hear much about as far as all of Canada's industrial and research sectors are concerned.
In your brief, you talked about the European Union, the U.S. and China but little about what was happening in Canada.
Do you think we have missed the boat, not to be funny, when it comes to the blue economy or, more specifically, the sectors of the future such as biotechnology and research areas with commercial potential in the maritime economy?
Where would you rank Canada in terms of what's happening in the rest of the world?