Good morning, everyone.
Welcome to our witnesses.
Sorry for the delay. It's a busy time of the year for legislation up on the Hill and with the slippery roads, it takes a little bit to get up and down, but we're glad you folks made it from all corners of the country.
Of course, you know why we're here. This is the international trade committee. We've embarked on a study. Over the last few years, we've done many trade agreements since this committee started in this Parliament. Right now, we're doing a study on how to capitalize more on them, especially with the small and medium-sized businesses across this country. They're such an important part of our economy. I think this is our fourth meeting.
Some of you may have been in front of committees before. Usually five minutes or less is what we like to do, for your opening statements. That gives us time for dialogue with the MPs.
We'll start off with Ms. Peters, from Communitech.