Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you everyone for joining us this afternoon.
Mr. Dade, I'll start with you. Please do give my regards to Martha Hall Findlay. Before she was the member of Parliament for Willowdale, she ran in my riding of Newmarket—Aurora in the 2004 election, so I've known her for quite some time. Say hello to her for me when you get the chance, if you don't mind.
I'm going to quote from a research paper that was published by the University of Calgary's school of public policy, which I know you're familiar with. It states:
Closer engagement with Mexico will also help Canada to strengthen its bargaining position with the United States; the two countries can form an effective counterbalance against the United States on matters of joint interest.
That seems to be a consensus with people here, and I want to drill down on that a little bit. What matters of joint interest should there be closer collaboration on between our countries that would improve this bargaining position vis-à-vis the U.S.?
I'll start with Mr. Dade, but some of the other members can give their input as well if they get an opportunity.