So if we go to clause 5, Mr. Chair, we have subclause 5(1), which says that:
For the purposes of this Act, the time at which an exported softwood lumber product is considered to be exported is the time at which the product was last loaded aboard a conveyance for export.
The issue here--in subclause 5(1)--is the fact that the conveyance is not defined. And the conveyance, if it is indeed a truck wagon as opposed to a truck cab, would be subject to two different interpretations. That is something that I think we would need to clarify with our panel--had we the opportunity to do so.
I think that ambiguity is something that lessens the strength of clause 5, and despite the fact that we now have an amendment brought in by Mr. Cardin,
which, it should be said, does help to explain subclause 5(2), we are left with a situation that is ambiguous. Subclause 5(2) says:(2) However, if the softwood lumber product is exported by rail [...]