Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thanks to the witnesses for being here.
Mr. Samray, we have had two budget announcements recently. First, Ottawa is temporarily suspending the GST. That is the topic of the hour, but it affects you too. Second, Quebec has announced that it is putting an industry loan program in place in order to restore cash flow to businesses, while waiting to recover the deposits being withheld because of the lumber dispute.
Do you have any comments on these two measures? Do you think they are useful measures?
In addition, should Ottawa follow in Quebec's footsteps on the loan program?