Thank you, Minister, and all your officials, for being here today. I commend you for all the hard work that you've been doing. The Canadian people will be very grateful when all this is said and done.
I do want to focus on some of the comments you made on the build in Canada innovation program. In particular, I want to quote something you said, “We're pleased to have received excellent feedback from entrepreneurs, who now have greater opportunities to sell and export their innovative products while creating jobs for Canadian workers.”
Could you please share with the committee what the goals and objectives are of the build in Canada innovation program and perhaps elaborate on some of the benefits of this program?