Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the committee is considering the main estimates 2023-24, vote 1 under Canadian Commercial Corporation and vote 1 under Invest in Canada hub, as referred to the committee on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
For the second panel, we have again the Honourable Minister Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development.
From the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, we have Rob Stewart, deputy minister of international trade; Anick Ouellette, assistant deputy minister and chief financial officer, corporate planning, finance and information technology; and Annie Boyer, director general and deputy chief financial officer, financial planning and management. From the Department of Industry, we have Charles Vincent, assistant deputy minister, small business and marketplace services.
The minister made her opening remarks in the first panel, so we will go immediately into questions from the members.
Mr. Martel, you have six minutes please.