Mr. Speaker, my colleague is certainly a strong champion in the rural caucus of the Liberal Party, and I know he does great work in British Columbia.
I could not help but think, as I looked through the budget, about the emphasis on trade opportunities in the South Pacific. Our Minister of International Trade was involved, alongside the Prime Minister and the government, in securing trade access with Indonesia. Trade dynamics have opened up with Thailand. There is a big emphasis on port infrastructure. Certainly, in the engagement we have had with the PRC, there has been the establishment of the approved destination status, which is important for Chinese tourism. I know that it is particularly important in his home province of British Columbia.
I am wondering if the member can opine on any of what I just laid out around trade, the work this government is doing to build relationships around the world and the importance of that. We hear from the opposition benches that they do not want this government getting outside the country to actually engage. Maybe he can provide some comment on that.