Order, please. We'll now start meeting number 18.
We're dealing, of course, today with the softwood lumber agreement, which was signed on July 1, an agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States.
We have in this group of witnesses, from the Independent Lumber Remanufacturers Association, Russ Cameron, president; from the Canadian Lumber Remanufacturers Alliance, Francis Schiller, executive director; and from the National Association of Home Builders, Barry Rutenberg, member of the executive committee and board of directors and president of Barry Rutenberg Homes.
I just want to make a note right now that Mr. Rutenberg will have to leave a little bit early because he has a plane to catch. So if you have questions for him, please direct them to him early.
We have also, from the Maritime Lumber Bureau, Diana Blenkhorn, president and chief executive officer; and from J.D. Irving, Limited, Jim Irving, president.
I understand that Ms. Blenkhorn and Mr. Irving will have their presentations together, and that will save time, which is much appreciated. We're trying to squeeze a lot into the short time we have today.
We'll go in the order in which you're listed on the notice. We'll start, in terms of presentations, with Mr. Cameron, president of the Independent Lumber Remanufacturers Association.
Go ahead, please, Mr. Cameron.