Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Along the theme that you were discussing with respect to corruption, I represent the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South. I would say 95% of the economic activity there is based on small and medium-sized enterprises. Because the area is situated close to the airport, many of them trade a great deal with the United States and abroad as well.
Even though corruption has declined according to your survey or the feedback that you're getting, it's still a major concern for many of my constituents in terms of business representatives when I speak with the local board of trade members. With respect to trade with Russia, they still bring that issue up. It's an issue that specifically pertains to SMEs more, because they feel they don't have the tools or resources available to combat that. So I'm glad you talked about some of the political risk activities that you have in place to deal with it.
Another question I had—and I'm not sure if it was raised before—was with respect to the Russian diaspora here in Canada, meaning the people who moved here from Russia, and their business interests. What role do they play in promoting trade and business development with Russia? Has that been leveraged to the fullest potential possible?