Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you for your very interesting presentation. The presentations of those who preceded you were interesting as well, but yours is more particularly so.
I was recently elected, on September 17. I'm new, but I'm very encouraged by what you said.
Seventy percent of people in my riding live off the forest. Every day, this government works to find solutions for forest people.
This morning, I heard the people from the chambers of commerce, with whom I've worked every day for years now, say that they have been trying for decades to get the ICSID Convention signed here at home in order to promote business people and trade, which would enable our people to earn more and pay more direct and indirect taxes back home.
How is it that the governments aren't ready to join it? If we had to join it, would there be an impact on the forest and timber market? Could we have looked further upstream and found solutions? Would that have promoted trade in the forest industry back home?