Mr. Speaker, women who have businesses created more jobs last year than the top 100 companies in Canada. Women are becoming assets to Canada's global competitiveness. Last year Canada led in encouraging the first ever APEC women's ministerial meeting. Next week in Toronto the first ever U.S.-Canada trade summit will be held. Policy issues with regard to this problem will be discussed.
I want to congratulate the Minister for International Trade for his outreach, his research and his initiatives in trade missions to assist women to achieve this agenda.