The countervailing duties have not been redistributed to Canadian producers and cannot be until the committees established under the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, and the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, CUSMA, have completed their work. We referred to these issues earlier in our presentation. A number of appeals have been lodged under both agreements to clarify the countervailing duty issue. Once the appeals processes are completed and their findings confirmed, the countervailing duties can be redistributed to Canadian companies.
In the past, some or all of the countervailing duties reverted back to Canadian producers during negotiations and when there was agreement between the two countries. That's the approach we're advocating. We believe that legal proceedings are part of the process, and we must ensure that they take their course. However, we believe that this issue will be resolved during the final negotiations between Canada and the United States. We will then be able to ensure that a portion of the countervailing duties is returned to Canadian producers.