Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good day, gentlemen. Today's meeting is on the Binational Industry Council. I had the impression that this was one of the most important committees, given the use of the term “binational”. That was my perception. However, when you further examine the issue, you realize that there are four different groups: the Binational Industry Council, the Softwood Lumber Committee, Technical Working Groups and a Working Group Dealing with Regional Exemptions from Export Measures.
I would first like to know who is expected to make up the Binational Industry Council, and whether one of the committees will oversee the others. Could one of the four committees not control the three others, but follow their work and include representatives? I imagine, given that we are talking about a binational council, that the members would come from both countries and would represent not only industry, but also various departments and the political sector.
Is this how the council will be made up and will one of the committees oversee the others?