I do not see how it could violate international agreements. We are asking neither for subsidies nor price cuts. We simply want to be given a chance and have our say in the matter, something we don't have at this time. I was listening to witnesses from the Canadian Construction Association say that they have no objection to the use of wood. But they are not in favour either, because they even object to there being equity in terms of materials.
I personally opened the door to one amendment a little earlier, at the end of my statement. If the word “preference” doesn't suit you, by all means change it in favour of words like “equity” or “access and equity”. We don't have either. The benefits are all going elsewhere. And now they're going to scare people by talking about earthquakes in Canada. As we speak, they are building small houses that can resist earthquakes in Haiti, where they have more earthquakes than anywhere else in the world, and wood holds up better than concrete.