Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank all the witnesses for their informative presentations.
I will begin with Mr. Lindsay.
When the committee conducted its study in 2008, the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement had been in effect for two years. Based on my knowledge of the industry, I remember that the content of that agreement was not really unanimously accepted. However, it was welcomed because even a bad agreement or an agreement that can be argued about is better than no agreement at all, as the case was at the time and prior to 2006.
The agreement is supposed to expire by the end of the year, and I would like to know whether the association has any recommendations regarding the agreement's renegotiation and renewal.
Do you think the status quo will be maintained by both countries or will they have to start fresh?