Part of the reason I'm here and part of the reason I'm looking forward to the study that you're going to be doing is that I hope that what I will be able to get back from the committee are some recommendations about how we actually help our small and medium-sized businesses grow through exporting.
We have signed many trade agreements. The export figures you quoted don't always capture the supply chains. The statistic I quoted earlier was that in the 11 months since CETA came into force, we have seen 4.3% growth for companies.
We know that it's a billion and a half new customers and only 12% of our SMEs export. If only 12% export, there is a real opportunity.