Thank you, everybody.
Thank you, Richard, for putting this forward. I think all of us heard some really worthwhile testimony from many people, and I think what these amendments are intended to do is recognize that a piece of legislation in support of wood is what we have in front of us and what we want to do, but I think we heard a lot from many people that we probably need some other considerations.
What you all have are just some proposed amendments that I hope capture what we've heard and still preserve the intent, which is a piece of legislation that supports wood. I'll read it, perhaps.
In the clause, “in awarding contracts”, I propose removing “awarding contracts” and adding “in developing requirements with respect to”. The rationale for this change is so that we are respectful of our various international trade agreements on the basis of having a blanket statement with respect to one material. That's the rationale for that change.
Now, Mr. Chair, should I just go through the whole thing and then we can talk?