Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, witnesses, for being here.
I heard the comment made that free trade agreements benefit small- and medium-sized industries. Of course, this government understands that fully, and that's why we have been opening new markets for small- and medium-sized entrepreneurs.
I was very impressed to hear, and you would have heard this also, the NDP members who spoke today specifically trying to show how strongly they support free trade agreements, whereas the record shows that they have been consistently anti-trade.
The committee will be travelling to Japan next week. What would your message be to the committee members who are travelling to Japan?