Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'd like to thank Minister Emerson for accepting our invitation. I have several questions for him, one of which is of great concern to industry officials.
In the text of the agreement in principle posted on the department's website, there is no reference to the duties that will be repaid with interest. Can you give us your assurance that the duties will be repaid, with interest, to Canadian companies? Will the interest be calculated on the approximately $4 billion that will be repaid, or on $5.3 billion?