Thank you for your question.
I really enjoyed visiting your riding and I hope to go back.
You talked about the aerospace sector and the farming sector. Those industries will benefit from this agreement. In an agreement like the CPTPP, it is important to reduce tariff barriers. Some signatory countries are currently imposing high tariff barriers, and that reduces our export opportunities. You talk about maple syrup, but there are also seafood, pork and beef products, which are very important markets. This agreement will enable us to reduce tariff barriers to facilitate access to markets.
The next step—I'm also saying this to the chair of the committee—will be to work together to promote these agreements. Success is not just about concluding agreements, since agreements have to lead to opportunities, jobs and economic prosperity for Canadians.
The reduction of tariffs, which were among the highest, will certainly help us export more. As parliamentarians, we have a role to play in all our ridings. We have to promote these agreements, so that our small and medium-sized businesses, among others, can benefit from new tariffs and the regulatory framework we have implemented to facilitate exports.