I will, thank you.
Assuming Ontario accepts a quota, will its volume of lumber shipped to the United States diminish because British Columbia may increase its shipments, restricted only by an export tax? Can Canada's overall market share in the United States under the deal exceed 34% because of the Atlantic provinces', which under current terms are permitted to export to the United States every piece of softwood lumber manufactured there, or because British Columbia might opt for a graduated export tax and pay it in order not to be limited in the quantity of lumber it can ship? The details and the answers to these fundamental questions will determine whether members of the Ontario Lumber Manufacturers' Association will be in business when the deal expires.
Today I can tell you that I cannot tell from the terms presented so far who will live in Ontario and who will die; I can surely tell you, though, that some will die—a morbid conclusion but a realistic one. So we need to take the time to be careful to protect as many jobs and as many companies as we can, not against the natural rationalization of the market, but against managed trade.
My thanks to the committee.