We have a history. Looking back through all of our trade agreements, we can see that, aside from the Canada-U.S. FTA, most of our trade agreements have resulted in an increase in raw materials, primarily natural resources. The real value, however, comes from what you do with natural resources. Our country is founded on turning natural resources—whether it's mining, agrifood, or forestry—into things and exporting them back to people around the world. That's critical—it's how we built our country. That's where the wealth comes from. It's where all the higher-paying jobs and the innovation come from.
These sectors, especially some of the ones based on our primary industries—agrifood, mining, forestry—have some of the greatest opportunities for growth globally. We are world leaders in these areas for a reason. We've been doing them for a long time, and doing them really well, but the companies often aren't export-oriented. Claire mentioned a lot of numbers on agrifood and they're all really impressive. However, about 25% of Canada's manufacturing output is in agrifood, but it accounts for only 8% of our exports.
To me, that's a real opportunity for us. We have a brand. We create high-quality, safe food, but we don't export enough of it around the world. That, to me, is the real opportunity we should be focusing our resources on. We should be helping our companies go global because this could create a lot more wealth for Canada.