Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
To the first part of the question, in Ontario we enjoy an astoundingly good relationship with the senior bureaucracy and the politicians in their understanding of the point of view of the industry.
On the question about short timelines, because we as the industry don't have direct access, in the hurry-up we rely on the Government of Ontario, through their officials, to put in our remarks with their own. We're satisfied they have done that. Whether it's been resonant is another question.
As to the pricing levels, I have heard these discussions as well, and as I believe Mr. Cameron was saying, depending on which part of where you are, you can do it 21 different ways. With the price levels as they are this week, I think Ontario would probably be in the range of a 10% export tax with the 30% level of quota. That may change at the end of the week or the start of next week. That's the general rumour as of a couple of days ago.
As for being seven to nine years under a deal--if it's a great deal, that's fine, as Mr. Weaver says. There is certainty and predictability, and we can make some plans. If it's a botched deal, what happens with the aspirations in Ontario under something that may be deemed to be anti-circumvention in dealing with extraordinary prices to industrial consumers of energy? Simply enjoying that globally as a policy of the Government of Ontario for the industrial complex, the centre of Canada, the sawmill industry and the forest products industry got hit sidelong on that one. Is that anti-circumvention?
Concerning unspoken threats, support, and litigation, we're with you all the way. As for loan guarantees, we would probably have to revisit that one. It's a huge and fundamental issue. It has always been the position of the Ontario industry that our victory is the one at the end, with a court of competent jurisdiction saying that we are not injuring, there is no threat of injury, and there is no subsidy. We would have preferred, obviously, a quick and successful victory, not the four and a half years that have drawn out.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.