Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses once again for coming this afternoon.
I have a quick question, but before that I want to make a comment. It's very good news for everyone sitting here that the government has been working very aggressively for the last few years to reach out to these markets, whether it is the South Asian or the Middle East markets. We are getting the results.
As for my quick question here, I was reading “Canadian Trade and Investment Activity”, which says, “In 2009, Canada had a trade surplus with Jordan in most product categories”. The exceptions were textiles and metals and mines.
Once we sign this free trade agreement, would this help to reduce the deficit in these areas?