In fact, when we had a study of the small and medium-sized enterprises right here at this committee a few years ago, one of the biggest areas they identified as a problem in doing business in terms of trying to expand their business into an international one is that you can't get the sort of size you need in Canada to launch off into international business because they're restricted by trade barriers.
En fait, lorsque le comité a étudié les petites et moyennes entreprises il y a quelques années, celles-ci s'étaient plaintes du fait qu'il leur était difficile, en raison, justement, des barrières interprovinciales, de bien s'établir au Canada en vue de se lancer sur la scène commerciale internationale.