I would just add a couple of things to what Chris has said.
You talked about time, risk and resources, and I think the minister certainly talked a little bit about the time factor, where we know that this is a significant issue. To go back to the point about SMEs being the ones who don't have resources, I think that's really fundamental and core to what the minister wants to advance and what your mandate would really be focused on for small business, and I think that's why she has small business and export promotion in her title, as she said.
Just to add a little bit to what Chris is saying, the innovation and skills plan that we have had in the government for a few years now actually does put innovation and skills together. The point you're making about export skills is really important. As Paul noted, the economic strategy tables did talk about skills as a significant area of gap, not just in export but in a whole range of areas. We would love to hear some advice from the committee about the kinds of skills that are in most demand, particularly as related to exporting.
I would say one last thing on risk. It's interesting. We talked about EDC. I don't know if you've seen their recent advertisements that say, “We take on risk, so you can take on the world.”
I think this is a significant area. That's what they really work on doing, de-risking, as does the Business Development Bank, and in fact, in both Minister Carr's and Minister Ng's mandate letters, there is a mandate for both of them to work with those two organizations as part of their mandate work.