Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Welcome, Ministers.
I'd also like to welcome the people who support team Canada. It's very kind of you to be here.
I'm very pleased to be a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade. I used to sit on the committee from 2016 to 2018. I was there when we signed the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.
Mr. LeBlanc, there's been a lot of talk about defence and the investments that the government can make. You've been to my region, in the Lower Laurentians. It has a major aerospace industry, but it also has a transportation industry.
I'd like to know how we can ensure that our defence investments lead to benefits. Yes, there's the United States, but if we invest so much, how can we ensure benefits in our markets?
That's very important in the Montreal area.