Thank you.
Mr. Robertson, I wanted to come back to the question we talked about earlier in the week with respect to some wording that needs to be improved relating to the exclusion of Atlantic Canada, as opposed to the exemption or zero rating. You indicated you were having discussions with the Maritime Lumber Bureau. As a precaution, if you're not able to arrive at an agreed-upon language, I've filed with the clerk some very small amendments the Maritime Lumber Bureau would seek to have, which would simply track the language of your agreement with the United States, which refers to “exclusions”. I'm wondering if you have any updates on the progress of those discussions and if you think you can come to a conclusion that's satisfactory to the maritime provinces.
In your earlier comments to a question from mes collègues du Bloc québécois, you said the provinces are generally satisfied with the consultations and so on. I know the four Atlantic provinces are very worried about that wording, and I think they've advised in writing they are unhappy with the particular wording. So you risk losing four out of ten provinces if you can't come to some understanding. I'm wondering if you've had any progress in the last 48 hours.