Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I would like to congratulate you on the calibre of your presentation and for the very specific recommendations you made to the government on each issue. I think that your presentation was extremely well structured.
Let me talk to you about softwood lumber. Now, we have learned there's an excellent chance that the agreement will not come through before the summer. It will probably be postponed until the autumn. At the same time, the US is announcing that countervailing duties will be increased from 10 to 14 per cent. They are applying pressure in their own way. I know that many companies, including a number in my region, the Gaspé, are at the end of the line. So are many other companies in Quebec and Ontario. They are in a very difficult position.
Whether the issue is the agreement or the legislation, it seems that we will have to wait until next fall. In the circumstances, what measures do you feel the government should take? Should it be looking at loan guarantees, or other measures?