James, without wanting to take anything away from you as chairman of the committee, I have a question. Perhaps the clerk can provide some clarification. In the second paragraph, it says that you, the chairman of the committee, will inform the Americans if they are not doing what they are being asked to do. It says: “[...] Canada will consider the necessary measures to achieve compliance.” So it is the chairman of our committee who will inform a country like the United States that Canada, as a country, will take some kind of measure.
Do you have the authority to do that? Do you speak on behalf of Canada? I would understand the minister doing that, but I wonder if you can do that as chairman of the committee. This is a technicality, but it is important to clarify it before writing the letter.