Thank you, Madam Chair.
Good morning to all the witnesses.
Thank you for being with us today.
Ms. Bak, in the documents you sent to the committee, there is a slide that I found very interesting. In it, you mention that, over the past 10 years, from 2011 to 2022, Canadian SMEs have exported more than Canadian coal, oil and gas producers combined.
I found that very interesting, because sometimes we get the feeling that the government is constantly focused on oil, when the facts show that SMEs are much more significant in terms of exports, and probably also in terms of jobs and economic potential.
Do you think prioritizing SMEs over the oil sector would produce better results?