But it is also a boon for Ms Paetsch, the new President of this Regional Office, giving her an opportunity to introduce herself to you face-to-face. And I myself am pleased to be here today.
The increased value of Canada's natural resource endowments is showing up in higher domestic stock market prices and increased cross-border investment flows. It has also been a major factor supporting robust consumption and investment growth in Canada. And of course it's showing up in a higher Canadian dollar.