The kinds of services that we're talking about are a little more tangible than maybe actual financial support. I'm not going to comment one way or another on whether the financial support is what's needed. The SMEs that are in that room are looking not so much at the financial support as at the tangible support they receive on the ground. At this point in time, with DFAIT, we've been looking at the actual services the trade commissioner of services offers. At the last meeting, for example, there was a lot of discussion about market intelligence as opposed to market information. Market information includes statistics that can be pulled off various websites and whatever else; we can all rattle off percentages. What Canadian SMEs and Canadian companies are looking for is market intelligence as to where specific opportunities lie and who those connections are. I have to say that DFAIT seems to be actively willing to engage to help at this point. I will say that's relatively new, because it's as a direct result of the economic crisis in the United States that they're listening.
On November 29th, 2010. See this statement in context.