No. Again, we believe that's a step in the right direction in that it's being administered by a body that is a tax collecting agent. It's one thing to cheat, and it's another thing to cheat the tax man. So we welcome that. We think a critical step towards ensuring the long-term viability of this is to make sure that circumvention is rooted out.
Again, to go to the maritime model, why they serve as such a great example is because they have aggressively pursued that. They haven't waited for government to bring their solutions; they've brought their own. This is relevant to a question Mr. Crête asked a few moments ago. In Quebec, for example, there are remanufacturers who process Maritimes-sourced wood, and that's generating employment in Quebec.
One of the other by-products of this agreement that are positive is that for the first time the certificate of origin will be recognized for maritime wood processed outside of the Maritimes. That's very important for my members in Quebec and Ontario who process a lot of wood. It's also confirmation that we can work effectively under the certificate of origin program.
These are steps. We didn't get everything we wanted, but we believe the embryo is here to take a step towards getting another group of Canadian producers out. Again, it's not perfect, but the reality is that we can't afford the status quo. If this deal doesn't go through, Canada's going to lose its independent remanufacturers. That's not an overstatement; that's happening right now. We've seen significant losses in Manitoba. Some of the largest operations in Alberta are in trouble. The guys in Ontario are in trouble, and the same thing is happening in Quebec.
We want to see a deal. We're hoping we can work with the government in fine-tuning some of the operational issues.