Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being present with us.
It's an important study that we're undertaking related to steel, of course, as there are many Canadians who are involved in this. Whether they're employers at a shop level or whether they're executives, this is an issue that's pertinent to industries across the country. Because of the immense issue presented by China and its extreme steel and aluminum dumping here, there are actions that have largely been undertaken. That's why you're here today. The minister came out equalizing some of these tariffs with our American counterparts to ensure that much of the steel industry here is protected.
Mr. Loomis, you mentioned that part of your association's goal is to encourage domestic production of steel, which is, of course, good. We want to see more of that. It would probably solve many of the issues you're explaining today if we had more domestic production. On U.S. partnership and harmonization, I think that's an encouraging path forward, both for Canadians, who have a huge dependency on those markets, and for our contractors, who depend on those stabilizing prices to build.
The supply chain shock issues are also interesting to me. I want to explore with you how the supply chain has been shocked by this. Of course, producers—those who utilize steel—are reeling. Part of my line of questioning is on how those who are either purchasing steel domestically or have a former arrangement with Chinese steel, for example, are impacted. How do we create more resilience for those persons?
More recently, the Minister of Finance mentioned that, in light of all this, on October 15, she may consider some tariff relief for some industries. Do you support the exemption for certain industries?