Good morning.
My question relates to proposed section 6.3. Paragraph 6.3(3) which reads as follows:
6.3(3) If the minister has determined a quantity of products under subsection (2), the minister may: (a) by order, establish a method for allocating the quantity to persons registered under section 23 of the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 who apply for an allocation;
So, the minister has that authority. In that section, there is a reference to paragraph 6.3(2), that says:
6.3(2) If any softwood lumber products have been included on the export control list for the purpose of implementing the softwood lumber agreement, the minister may determine the quantity of those products that may be exported from a region during a month, or the basis for calculating such quantities, for the purposes of subsection (3) and section 8.4.
There is no reference in that section to consultations with provinces. First of all, I would like to know if it is a voluntary or an involuntary omission, or if there are internal elements that we are not seeing presently.
My next question is about remanufacturers. Mr. Temelkovski and Mr. Harris have asked you some questions on that subject. It was very interesting, but no specific definition is given for remanufacturers. Is it intentional?