Looking at the big picture, we're dealing with these tariffs right now, but what is the point of view of the Americans on this? I don't know if you saw it, but when Secretary Ross was in front of their committee, he was very clear that the target wasn't Canada. The security threat was not Canada, but they were using these tariffs as a tool against China. I know we have to deal with this immediate issue.
Ross described the tariffs as a tool to persuade allies to reduce the amount of Chinese steel that passes through and is diverted. He said that some partners, including Canada and the EU, have already taken positive steps in that effort. In other words, we've started to mark our steel, which I guess is what the Americans wanted us to do. He said, “The only way we're going to solve global steel overproduction and overcapacity is by getting all the other countries to play ball with us..... while they're complaining bitterly about the tariffs, the fact is they're starting to take the kind of action, which—if they had taken [it] sooner—would have prevented this crisis.” That's what I found very disturbing. We had Minister Freeland here last week, and she said they had had conversations and were made aware of this last year.
I was wondering, Mr. Dimitrieff, could you—