Hello, Madam Chair. It's really a pleasure to be back here at international trade. Thank you so very much.
I have a few comments. First and foremost, I remember all the time we spent on CUSMA and all the discussion around softwood lumber and how we were going to keep that out of CUSMA.
I do recall Deputy Prime Minister Freeland coming to committee. Subsequent to that, four of us—four Conservatives—actually wrote an open letter to her and gave her a couple of questions and/or suggestions.
This is quoted from the letter that I personally signed. It said:
Further, we recommend that you appoint a panel of experts to evaluate softwood lumber products not included on the Export Control List, including finished wood products under codes 4407 and 4409.
I wonder if any of the witnesses could perhaps enlighten me and tell me if that expert panel has happened and/or if the government is part of that.