Negotiations do, obviously, have to come to an end at some point. That's what we're being told. The industry had very little time to consider the ins and outs of this agreement. We have always encouraged the government to take whatever time it needed to ensure that all stakeholders knew exactly what they were getting into. Yet it would seem that there are still a great many unresolved issues.
I have a copy of the letter Mr. Emerson sent to industries in Quebec. It talks about refunding some of the countervailing duties they paid through Export Development Canada over the next four to six weeks. Yet Mr. Wilson talked about four weeks this morning.
Has anyone explained to you how this is going to work? The first step is to obtain the list of exporters who paid duties and determine approximately what amount is involved in each case. I imagine you are aware of that. If the list is provided by U.S. authorities, that may take a very long time. What specific information have you been given in that regard? For many people, the big advantage of this agreement is that in the short term, they will be given some breathing room. What kind of guarantee were you given that you will actually receive some money within the next month or a month and a half?