Now, if we could have the witnesses come forward, please, we will deal with the business before us.
We still have an hour with the witnesses. It's not much time, but we certainly look forward to their presentations.
We will continue with our study on the machinery of government and the implementation of Canada's trade policy, looking at the various departments and agencies and so on, that deal with trade in the Government of Canada.
We have as witnesses, from Export Development Canada, Eric Siegel, president and chief executive officer, international trade; from the Canadian Commercial Corporation, John McBride, president, and Marc Whittingham, vice-president, strategy and organizational development; from the Business Development Bank of Canada, Edmée Métivier, executive vice-president, financing and consulting, and Jacques Simoneau, executive vice-president, investments.
We will have the presentations by each group in the order listed, starting with Export Development Canada.
You have up to eight minutes, Mr. Siegel. We're looking forward to your presentation today.