Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Stewart-Patterson, I'd like the study to help me understand why the services sector in Canada is not successful at exporting as much as it could be. Even after all this study, I am still interested to know why we aren't reaching our full export potential.
In your presentation you referred to the trouble corporations are having maintaining or setting up headquarters in Canada. You spoke of company heads for whom it is easier to set up shop in the United States, for example. You spoke about the fiscal considerations and problems with border crossing.
Mr. Marchi told us that it may be far more difficult crossing the border to export services than to export manufacturing goods. Is it easier for a Canadian company or international company operating in Canada to export its managers and top staff than it is to export its services?