Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
My question is for Ms. Blenkhorn or Mr. Irving. In my riding, several companies like Maibec are exempted because they harvest U.S. wood. Of course, this aspect of the agreement is interesting, but these businesses think that the agreement needs to be reworked because the possible denunciation period of the agreement has become so short that they will not cash the profit which would result from their exemption.
Can you explain to me the difference between the situation of those people and yours? In my riding, we feel the effects of the Maritime exemption: during a conflict, our lumber goes indirectly or otherwise to your area, which makes that there are less jobs in our area. This is the reason why we wanted the matter to be settled definitely.