We hear what you're saying.
The lumber dispute has arisen so persistently in the last 40 years that it has become a kind of background noise to politics in Canada, Quebec and the United States. As you know better than anyone here.
You testified before the committee in the past, for a previous study. I would like to ask you a question again that I asked at that time, because the issue has unfortunately not been resolved yet. I had asked you whether you agreed on recognizing the distinctiveness of Quebec's forest system, and your answer was yes. As we know, that system was redesigned and revised precisely to comply with the free trade rules. That is the goal. It was made specifically for that. We told ourselves that the problems were behind us and the price would now be set by auction—by the market.
In November 2023, in connection with a similar study, this committee tabled a report in which the idea you had supported was the subject of one of our recommendations. Even though the Minister of International Trade literally said that the Government of Canada accepted that recommendation, from what I see today, that distinction is no longer recognized.
Do you still take that position?