Thank you for the question, Mr. Savard‑Tremblay.
I'm going to answer in English so that I can give you the fullness of an answer. I hope one day to be able to do it fulsomely in French.
Yes, the Deputy Prime Minister and I communicated and sent a letter to the American Senate. Of course at the time we did that there was some indication that the bill was imminently going to make its way through the U.S. Senate. Our advocacy has been consistent and strong from the Canadian side, not only from government, but from industry and labour leaders as well. Right now, that legislation is still in the American legislative system.
As I said in the opening, we will continue to do the work to advocate on this issue. We hope that this will not come to be. We're going to keep working on a solution with the Americans. Know that if there is not a resolution that is acceptable to Canada, then we will stand up for our national interests and defend them.