Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you also to the witnesses for joining us here. You have given us an overview of a fairly widespread problem that affects several industry sectors, namely credit and loan guarantees. Credit conditions are tightening. When businesses try to obtain credit, doors are being closed in their face.
I'd like to focus in particular on wood and paper. Are there any international agreements in place, for example, on softwood lumber, that make it difficult, if not impossible, for businesses to secure loan guarantees?