Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Brown, to pick up on your point about the cycle of appointments, I've only been involved with this committee for slightly over an hour. I'm new to this issue, but I'm intrigued by some of the things I've heard today, so forgive me if some of my questions are too basic.
I want to ask some questions about the trusted trader program. I'm familiar with the NEXUS program, but I'd like to know specifically how the trusted trader program works. Is it done by businesses or by industry, for starters? If I'm a trucking company in Mississauga and I'm shipping freight across the border on a regular basis, one day I may be shipping widgets, the next day something completely different, is the criteria for approval and membership in the program determined on my credibility, or is there some measure with respect to the product I may be carrying from time to time?