Thank you to the honourable member for that question.
I know how important this industry is to Quebec and how important it is to the families, the workers and the many sawmills and businesses that this industry supports, so I want to be clear about our commitment to those workers and to this sector of how important they are. I want to be on the record to indicate that absolute priority.
We absolutely agree that the best way forward would be a negotiated settlement with the Americans. I'm looking forward to working with the new administration on this. It will be an issue that I will absolutely raise in my very first meeting with the new U.S. trade representative after she is confirmed.
The dispute really is hurting industries on both sides of the border. We have common interests around helping our workers and this sector recover after coming out of COVID-19. If you take a look at the construction sector as one, and the need for affordable housing in both countries, I mean, this is really, really important.
I want to assure the honourable member that we will work very hard on this.