Mr. Chairman, the honourable member has made a very strong statement. I would argue that the interest rates, the strong Canadian dollar, and the high oil rates are all going to contribute to what is going to be a weaker forest industry in Canada over the next period of time. Regardless of whether this deal is put in place or not, we will face a very tough competitive market going forward. I don't think the deal should be blamed for those conditions.
Without this deal, we could argue that we will have significantly worse conditions because of the uncertainty and because of the ability to use those worse conditions to drive a more draconian solution upon the Canadian industry.
So yes, your economic points are well taken. This sector will face an uphill struggle for the next several years with the Canadian dollar where it is and with the housing starts declining.