Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the presenters.
I find it interesting how much emphasis you place on visiting, political travel, and being present in these countries. We, as a committee, haven't travelled anywhere and yet we're a committee of international trade. I welcome your comments and will continue to work on making sure we travel. I understand the importance of travel.
I have done some trade shows in Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto. I have some colleagues who have gone to Germany, Taiwan, China, and so on, and the support they receive from our Canadian partners or government officials in those countries is very important to us. Not having somebody there, how would one be able to understand the landscape and the business landscape? What are some of the levers or associations that one can build on? What are we doing to sensitize or have the local population understand us more?