International Trade committee  I mean, we all work together, but I would suggest this. We have, as I mentioned, 123 offices across the country, and potentially one in your riding. Let's say it's an SME and it comes to BDC. We work daily with the EDC and the trade commissioner's service, and of course we work w

International Trade committee  We'll make it as one-stop as we can make it, but I guarantee you that they'll get pointed in the right direction.

International Trade committee  If you would allow me, on the lessons learned, we focused our steel and aluminum work on companies that want to expand internationally, want to improve their competitiveness through new technology and equipment. The lesson learned is that this is not only for the steel and alumin

International Trade committee  Very simply, the envelope is not the be-all and end-all of BDC's support. I will make sure that you get a response specifically on the 3335 code, but we continue to do business with every small and medium-sized business in Canada. Even if they're not technically on the list of co

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will make my presentation in English, but it would be my pleasure to answer your questions in French when the time comes. As you know, BDC is the only Canadian bank dedicated to entrepreneurs. We are an independent Crown corporation that reports to Parl