I was struck by your presentation. I noted that you are not asking for additional money—I hope that I understood correctly. I read your document and I observed that you have expressed certain wishes, and it appeared to me that the situation of the forestry industry did not seem to be very dramatic. And yet, the president and chief executive officer of the Conseil de l'industrie forestière du Québec appeared here a little more than a year ago, asking us specifically for loan guarantees to enable the companies in the sector, which were dying, to survive. Thousands of jobs have been lost in Quebec—this is obviously the province with which I am the most familiar. However, I saw no urgency of this nature in your document.
I also remember that last year, the government, under the Economic Action Plan, allocated $10 billion to save the automobile sector. This was well justified and we all agreed. However, only $170 million was earmarked for the forestry sector, for all of Canada, which we felt was inadequate.
I would therefore like to know your reaction to that, since you represent this industry.