Thank you, Ms. Ludwig.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Let me congratulate all the witnesses for providing us with illuminating insight into the various situations presented to us.
Ms. Peters, you must have been pleased to hear in Minister Morneau's economic update that there would be money for digital media. I think you have certainly mentioned the assistance that will be provided to the media.
However, my question is for you, Mr. Noël. You talked about the importance of doing business with the United States and capitalizing on the most natural border possible. We are talking about exchanges worth $2 billion every day, of which you are certainly aware. You are also probably aware that the team of the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion is very focused on this.
In recent years, Canada has signed 14 different agreements with 51 countries, opening up additional markets with a total of 1.5 billion customers. Can you tell us if your members are aware of those numbers and of our services, for example by visiting our Innovation.canada.ca website? I suppose so, but I would like to hear you say it and I would especially like to know whether our officials are helping you enough to export more. We know that companies that export more pay their employees better. It's a cycle. Could you comment on that?