Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I want to thank all the colleagues for the very thoughtful discussion today.
I thank the witnesses for being here.
Mr. Fulton, we miss your being here in person. It's always good to see you.
Welcome, Ms. Young.
I want to focus on what the future looks like and get your thoughts on a wish list as to what you would like to see when it comes to trade between Canada and Japan. Both the Minister of International Trade, Minister Sidhu, and the Minister of National Defence, Minister McGuinty, are co-leading a trade mission, as you probably know, to Japan in the later part of June. I believe it is June 23 to 26.
They'll be focusing on defence and security as a sector, of course; on information and communication technologies, including AI; on clean technologies and on energy transitions. Agriculture and agri-food is a big part of this trade mission, including efficiency, food and, of course, forestry and forest products. I know we have representatives from that sector coming to this committee as well.
From your perspective, what can this trade mission to a country like Japan, which has been a very important trading partner for us, mean? What would you like to see the government focus on as it relates to trade with a country like Japan?
Maybe we can start with Ms. Young first and then go to Mr. Fulton.