Thank you.
Thank you to all the witnesses. This has been amazing testimony so far.
Ms. Bernier, you had some great recommendations at the start. You talked about capital programs for growth and revenue, which is fantastic. We need to be growing companies in Canada.
Something that we look at to free up access to capital and financial services is open banking. In Canada, we've been waiting six years, almost seven years, for open banking legislation. Do you believe that having this legislation enacted as soon as possible is beneficial to women entrepreneurs?
I'd also like you to comment on access to capital. VC funding in the U.S. is much greater than ours, and you're seeing the results of that. We only have $6 billion a year in Canada. The U.S. has $200 billion, so it's quite a stark contrast. That might be why you're seeing more interest.
What can we do? What recommendations can you make about open banking, should it be coming, financial access and then looking at VC as a whole?