I haven't spoken to it. What we've had is clarification from the panel. We know now that this is in order. As a result of that, I would like to speak to it now that it has been found to be in order, and I thank you for that.
I think this gets to the crux of what we are doing here today, Mr. Chair, which is to try to endeavour to lessen the series of penalties that are imposed upon Canadian softwood producers right across the board: eighteen months in prison for countermanding in any way Bill C-24; exceptional powers to go in and interfere with directors of companies and to interfere with trust funds they may have set up at any time in their lives. These are all issues that are front and centre in how we approach Bill C-24.
Now we have a situation where in the agreement itself we have simply, and I'll state it for the record: “Canada shall retroactively” impose on the entities or entities responsible for any excess shipments from the Maritimes a charge equal to “$C X, where X is determined according to the following formula”.
The formula--