Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to the witnesses for coming and for your very interesting contributions.
As a member of the official opposition, obviously one of my interests is how well we are doing in the trade commissioner service. Also, given that it's one of the major tools that we have to compete, my concerns are related to how we compare to some of the other countries that we're doing business with.
It is in that spirit I ask my first question, which will be for everyone.
Several of you do business internationally, whether it be in Spain, the United States, or Saudi Arabia. When it comes to those countries, in your opinion, how do the services they offer their own businesses compare to Canada's, if you have any comparison? By those examples, how can we improve our own services?