Thank you very much, Mr. Bains.
You quoted some of the comments I made before a Senate committee, approximately a week and a half ago, with respect to the history of the softwood lumber dispute. However, I did not make the comments you attributed to me. In fact, they are comments made by the former Canadian negotiator, Mr. Waddell, and a representative of Weyerhaeuser, and I obviously fully endorse them. In a way, you are right to attribute them to me.
As regards the differences in perspective that you have referred to with respect to a part of the Softwood Lumber Agreement that was implemented on October 12, I was not intimately involved in discussions on those matters, for obvious reasons. All I can say is that this is second-hand information. As a result, I prefer not to make detailed comments in that regard. As was reported in the media, I believe there is still a difference of opinion and that this difference of opinion will eventually—and, most certainly very quickly—be referred to a board of arbitration, as provided for under the agreement.