Israel is a leading nation in the world in start-ups. There have been books written about Israel as a start-up nation. It's a remarkable story of how a partnership between the chief scientist of Israel and entrepreneurs has led to such dynamic growth. When we were there, we were so impressed by how that growth has developed into almost a national culture of pride, and they have been able to lead the world. We look for ways to deepen and broaden our own relationships with Israeli entrepreneurs and Israeli scientists and also to learn as a government how public policy can facilitate growth within the private sector.
There are chapters within CIFTA that will reflect this by further enhancing e-commerce. There's a chapter on e-commerce alone, and on IP. There's a recognition within the agreement of the importance of those kinds of technological transfers and learning from what the Israelis have done.
At the same time, while we were impressed by what they have accomplished, they in turn were impressed by what we are accomplishing. We see more and more—and I saw it as recently as the last few days in western Canada—just how swiftly we are advancing in e-commerce and in IP. There is a natural relationship between Canada and Israel on this file. Also, don't forget the importance of the people-to-people ties that actually go back, historically, right to the birth of the state of Israel, and the ties between Israelis and Canadians, which are very deep and continue to deepen. That's also reflected in the environment within which both nations see ways to co-operate. A good example is this deal itself.