First, with respect to the Indian diaspora in Canada, it is a tremendous asset, particularly in a market where relationships matter. In India, you have to invest a lot in the relationship before you get the deal, and you need relationships to be able to navigate in that market. It's a different kind of business culture, a different kind of bureaucratic culture, and a different kind of consumer. Relationships in this particular market matter a great deal, so the people who still have strong linkages to India can be a real asset.
With respect to the opportunities that this will create, well, it will be as mundane as tariffs that are lower than other countries get in selling the same products. So in trying to sell into the Indian market, our suppliers, including our small and medium-sized companies, will have that advantage over their competitors.
We hope, of course, that this would extend into various areas and services, including the temporary entry of our professionals into the Indian market. Oftentimes in the debate around temporary entry, it sounds as though Canada should be on the defensive because there are so many Indian workers, but Canada also has offensive interests in being able to move our service suppliers into the Indian market to deliver architecture and engineering and legal services, and financial services.
In fact, even our goods producers need to access the market to service the products they sell, in order to be able to go in and market their products. Even in temporary entry we have very strong interests. We hope that this deal would give our companies an advantage over others or at least a level playing field.