Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to the witnesses for being here this morning.
Some of my comments and questions will be a little repetitive of earlier ones. I represent Calgary Northeast, which has quite a few young entrepreneurs and energetic and enthusiastic business people. So I will be focusing my questions on small businesses and the opportunities your office gives them in assisting them overseas. Of course, the minister is right that trade is a kitchen table issue. We do realize that, which is why we have an ambitious free trade plan.
I understand that 98% of Canadian businesses are small businesses. My understanding is that to enter the export business, you have to have some larger business. My question is this: We have all of these small businesses, but do you have any specific programs or a structure, I would say, to target your help to small businesses?