Madam Chair, the Minister of Small Business just a few moments ago, in answer to another colleague's question, mentioned that Canada was a trading nation, and that is so true. Nearly two-thirds of our economy and millions upon millions of Canadian jobs depend on international trade and investment. That is one of the reasons why Canada in fact took a leadership role on the international stage to ensure the free flow of goods worldwide and to ensure we would not fall into protectionist tendencies at a time of international crisis.
It is important we continue to prepare for a strong economic recovery through trade in Canada. We are in fact the only country in the G7 with free trade agreements with all other G7 nations. Our task as a government right now is to ensure that all our businesses are taking advantage of the international trade agreements we do have. We already know that one-in-six jobs in Canada is supported by exports. We want to increase that number even further and also increase the number of companies in Canada exporting abroad, which is why—