Well, I appreciate that you've brought up the situation at Lebel-sur-Quévillon, because I have a fair amount of information on and knowledge of that dispute. As part of my working career, as a matter of fact, since 1984 I've had responsibility for coordinating collective bargaining activities in the pulp and paper industry in eastern Canada, that is, from the Manitoba border through to Newfoundland.
So I have had an opportunity to follow labour disputes, including, since it started in 2005, the dispute at Lebel-sur-Quévillon. I also know that this mill has a long history of having several long-standing strikes and labour disputes. It's not a new thing. As a matter of fact, I would say that the employees, the local union in Quévillon, were somewhat militant.
I also happen to know that the pulp and paper industry in particular, as you probably know, particularly if you're from Quebec or Ontario or the Maritimes or, I guess, anywhere in Canada, is an industry that's suffering tremendously. Any industry that is making commodities for which the demand has been reduced by 25%, for example, is in big trouble.
In Quévillon, the fact is that the company did not lock out the employees. The company closed the operation because of the economic circumstances of that mill. They had issues associated with the high cost of fibre, diminishing markets, the high cost of energy, and the high cost of taxes in the community relative to the operation.