Yes. Thank you so much for that. It is an absolute priority.
Helping Canadian businesses of all sizes and those that have been under-represented in our economy is the hallmark of the work that we've been able to do together.
A couple of evenings ago the chairperson of the African Union Commission was here in Canada with a wonderful room of those Black entrepreneurs and investors from those very countries where they are looking for export opportunities. Building existing commercial relationships and new commercial relationships is essential, but it can only happen if they can access capital and navigate through the range of business networks that are here to help them know the kinds of supports that we offer in the federal government as well as in other areas. The Black entrepreneurship program has a very robust access-to-capital component, because that is a real barrier. I'm very pleased to work with Canada's financial institutions in unlocking that wonderful potential. The Government of Canada of course has made an investment there, so we are very much a partner at the table. Today and in the future, I am certain that this will unlock that economic capability in our country.
On indigenous peoples, it's terrific to work with other countries like New Zealand, Chile or Australia, which are equally committed to the work we wish to do to ensure that indigenous entrepreneurs and businesses are also getting the benefits of trade. When I have bilateral meetings with others, I'm constantly working those phones and those meetings to encourage others to join with us on those arrangements.