Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I move amendment NDP-40.
As with all these other punitive actions, what this does is not allow any appeal after the expiry of 90 days. After notice that the minister has reassessed or confirmed, the assessment is sent to the person under subsection 54(10). It's another punitive component, another draconian aspect to this bill. What we essentially have in the NDP amendment is at least allowing for an expiry of 150 days after notice has been provided. The 90-day notice is too short, as I've mentioned. The 30-day notices are even more absurd.
What are we expecting of our softwood companies--that they simply roll over and allow the government to beat them? Or are we going to provide some tools that balance this off so that the substantial powers that the government is given with softwood companies are balanced off with some rights that softwood companies have to actually make appeals within a reasonable time?