And there is the very successful partnership between the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Helmholtz Association of German National Research Centres. The Canadian Embassy in Berlin deserves real credit for encouraging this flourishing collaboration, and promoting technology-oriented partnerships. Such cooperation is critical in an increasingly connected global economy.
So, too, are forward-looking initiatives such as the Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement between Canada and the EU, which would allow qualified workers to move much more easily between the EU and Canada and would enhance the ability of our financial sectors to seize investment opportunities.