Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for spending your time with us today.
Rick, given that part of the study we're undertaking is to examine the employment and economic impacts of the secondary supply chain products, and given the very alarming outcomes that you alluded to for your member companies and their employees in the context of the softwood lumber agreement negotiations, I want to clarify. You did mention meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. I wonder if you can give us any context for that meeting. Do you know if you were brought together as representatives of the industry because there was a deal on the table or because she expected one coming up and was looking for your feedback? Is there any information you could share with us about that?