Before moving to the trade hub, I would note that the diaspora relationship is very much multi-faceted. Noting the recommendation from this committee that informal engagement—as well as more formal, structured, ongoing strategy implementation engagement—with the diaspora is important, it's central to how we're looking at the relationship with the diaspora. We're seeing that diaspora relationship play out in many areas of the work we're doing to implement the strategy.
On the trade hub, as Cheryl just mentioned, market prioritization is very important. It's come up in other questions today how we take the strategy and move from Africa to important countries and regions, whether we're talking about trade and investment or peace and security. Central to the work we're doing right now is trying to establish where those priority markets are and how we want to engage.
The budget has provided expanded tools for us to engage through the trade hub to support Canadian enterprises looking to get into the African market. This is where the diaspora is very important. We can work in Canada with the Canadian diaspora community that is engaged in commercial relationships with Africa or looking to expand into and export to Africa.
