To address the more general point, the reality is that the U.S. still believes they're facing unfair competition from Canada in spite of the legal victories we've won. For Canada, the choice isn't between free trade and the agreement in principle we have, and frankly I wish it were, because I think we all know which we would choose. But the reality is, in spite of our legal victories, we still would face two years or more of continuing litigation before we got to the end of the litigation process. Then after that, nothing would prevent the U.S. industry from launching another round of litigation.
When we talk to stakeholders, both provincial governments and industry stakeholders, they've told us they want predictability and certainty so they can address some of the competitive challenges they're facing. These are the challenges FPAC alluded to earlier on, the strong Canadian dollar being one of the big ones, but also questions of fibre supply, energy costs, transportation costs, a whole series of challenges facing the industry. This agreement does deliver that stable, predictable environment that will allow the industry to tackle some of those challenges. One of the features that will help them significantly in addressing those challenges is the refund of 80% of the deposits--$4 billion U.S. flowing back to Canadian companies, which will then be invested into making their operations more productive, thereby helping their communities and their workers.
So we think it's a good deal.