Thank you, Madam Chair.
Welcome, Minister, and everyone.
A few weeks ago I met with my local chamber of commerce and other business organizations in the city of Burlington, the riding that I represent. I talked about the office's small and medium enterprises. I don't think they were terribly convinced that it's going to work for them.
So my questions are twofold on that particular office, which I think is a great opportunity. What's the department doing in terms of marketing and making sure that small business understands what the opportunities are?
My second question in the same area is in terms of performance evaluation. How are you going to evaluate whether the office has been effective? What criteria are you using for that?