Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being with us today for this important discussion.
Our government is committed to reconciliation, as we know, and that includes economic reconciliation. We talk a lot about how trade agreements can benefit Canadian businesses.
You touched on it a little bit, but I wonder if you could speak specifically to the efforts and actions that the department has taken and will have to take in negotiations with the Ecuadorian government to promote and facilitate access to the Ecuadorian market for Canadian indigenous businesses, and access to the Canadian market for Ecuadorian indigenous businesses.