Thank you to you, Assistant Deputy Minister Steve Verheul and your team. I want to thank you for the great work that you've done in the previous Parliament and welcome you back to this committee.
When I was going to doorsteps during the recent election campaign, I found that every worker I came across in Surrey—Newton, every small to medium-sized business that I came across, all wanted to get this deal done, and the majority of them were looking for predictability and stability. Could you please elaborate on how this is going to help when it comes to small and medium-sized businesses, not only in Surrey—Newton but across British Columbia? I see that the Business Council is supporting it and the Canadian Labour Congress is supporting it, and the premiers.
So what is in this deal that will help British Columbian SMEs?