I'll make an opening remark and let Callie debrief on what we're continuing to do to make representations on the issue of COOL.
As you know, Canada was very concerned that this was already beginning to have, even as an interim rule, a negative effect on Canadian producers. We entered into consultations under the WTO process with the United States, with the administration, and we were successful in getting additional flexibilities introduced in the final rule through that process.
Before the final rule came into effect, the new administration froze all regulatory matters where they were so they would have an opportunity to review them. Through that process, the Secretary of Agriculture has taken a rather novel approach, which is to introduce the rule as amended, with the additional flexibilities that had been discussed with Canada and other countries. At the same time, he wrote to members of the industry and suggested to them that on a voluntary basis they might wish to go further than the rule required.
It's our view that a request to implement measures on a voluntary basis, which is backed, by the way, by the threat of possible additional measures in the future, amounts essentially to a measure in the context of the WTO process. We are very concerned that this will have a negative effect on our industry. We have consulted, even in the last week, with Canadian producers. We are monitoring the application and the effect of the application of the rule and the voluntary measure very closely. We'll have to consider whether or not Canada should take additional steps under either the NAFTA or the WTO if indeed this has a negative effect that is measurable on our producers. We watch it very closely and remain extremely concerned.
Callie, do you want to add to that?