Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good morning, madam and gentlemen. I have a few questions about the softwood lumber agreement. It's an important agreement for Quebec. I would like to take advantage of my time in committee to clarify certain points that come to mind.
The London Court of International Arbitration has questioned the programs of Ontario and Quebec. Unless I'm mistaken, the decision has been made. It is probably very unpleasant for businesses that benefited from those programs to be taxed after the fact. I think that calls the credibility of certain programs into question.
How does that agreement work in Canada? Does each province administer it in its own way and then go to arbitration, or are the programs coordinated in advance to avoid unpleasantness and reversals?