Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Mr. Walker, and thank you, Ms. Ramji, for being with us today.
I will address my first question to you, Mr. Walker, if I may. The Conference Board came out with a report today that focused on trade, particularly between Canada and the Asian market. Among the many findings in that report are that Canada, in the view of the Conference Board, is still far too dependent on the export of raw materials, such as coal, precious metals, and pulp. They pointed out three areas that they thought were key to maintaining or improving our market share in the Asian region: increasing Canadian investment in Asia, increasing the export of services, and, third, increasing value-added products.
Do you have any advice or comments on the findings of the Conference Board that you could share with us in that regard?