Thank you for your question.
If I understand correctly, you want to know whether we received a clear and unambiguous response from the federal government. The answer is no. Questions were asked in the House of Commons, and Stockwell Day, the Minister of International Trade, gave an answer that we find is ambiguous. We would like for the government to clearly state that Canada will defend Quebec's Pesticides Management Code. But we are still awaiting that response.
Our coalition has also sent a formal letter to the minister, but we have yet to receive a response. We recently heard that consultations were held with the company and the Government of Canada in January. That could perhaps explain the ambiguous response. This is of concern to us because we do not know what was actually discussed or what is going on. In the absence of a clear position from the minister or the government, we would welcome a motion from committee members stating that they would like the Canadian government to vigorously defend this case before the courts.