With respect to your opening remarks, I think you hit the nail on the head in saying that Export Development Canada plays a critical role in our international trade and is a very important component of how we compete internationally.
I'll be sharing my time with my colleague Monsieur LeBlanc, who has some questions on some regional issues as well.
The question I have essentially is this. In your capacity as interim president and now being appointed to that position, going forward, what are some of the areas on which you plan to really focus?
One area that many people I've met with have a great level of concern about is small and medium-sized enterprises. They feel that EDC really hasn't necessarily catered to their needs to the extent they would have liked, and hasn't built that relationship with them. Can you elaborate a little bit on that? And going forward, what are some of the areas you plan to address in your capacity in this new appointment?