Not at all. I would say that it is looking at our NAFTA relationship, which has been strained in recent years. It has been strained because some disputes, the most high profile of which is softwood lumber, are creating negative attitudes on both sides of the border about NAFTA. To me, NAFTA is a critically important element of Canada's competitive success going forward.
Over the last 15 years we've been able to sell Canada as a location of choice to foreign direct investors, for example: invest in Canada and you can have access to the North American market. The problem is that all the disputes we've had and the uncertainties that have been created are causing investor anxiety. If we don't get rid of the anxiety around NAFTA and the collaborative relationship with our largest trading partner, we're going to start losing increasing amounts of foreign direct investment. They're going to go to the United States. Why wouldn't they? Why come to Canada if you might find yourself on the wrong end of a trade dispute or a border issue?
This is part of putting us on a positive trajectory to re-establish and re-energize NAFTA in a way that will benefit our competitive position and our industries--not just our forestry industries, but industries across the board.
We have to do that, and in fact if we do not do that, we're going to get hammered by the Chinese, the Indians, the Koreans--and the list goes on and on. We just have to put ourselves in a position where North American supply chains can be integrated and efficient so that we can take on the real competitive threats that are out there.