It is no mistake. She continues to say this. She has said so several times in the House.
Welcome, Mr. Chevrette. You and I have often had an opportunity to engage in what was at times lively debates because we were on opposite sides, but I must confess that, this time round, we are really on the same side, particularly as far as your analysis is concerned.
I am, in fact, going to ask you an old politician's question. Have you ever seen a government persist in publicly maintaining a lie such as this one, namely, that NAFTA and the Softwood Lumber Agreement would constitute an obstacle to the type of assistance you are seeking from the committee? Personally, I have never seen that in my lifetime.