Our members, especially in Quebec, will be hurting if there is no signed agreement before the fall—and as you said, in dire ways. I think the government's problem would be whether or not putting in place some short-term loan guarantees, or whatever the government deems appropriate, would provide the Americans with ammunition to pull back and the agreement would then not come along until winter or next spring. Are your short-term measures creating a longer short-term problem?
On June 15th, 2006. See this statement in context.