That's an excellent question. Thank you.
I didn't introduce myself the last time. I'm Mike Owen. I'm the director of the softwood lumber litigation division in the trade law bureau at Global Affairs Canada. That's not to be confused with Mr. Barker's softwood lumber division. The names are similar.
In terms of moving the WTO litigation forward, all of the WTO litigation, regardless of whether it has been brought by Canada against the United States or it involves other countries, is currently awaiting a multilateral discussion about the future of the appellate body and the resolution of that with the new U.S. administration. I don't really think there is a way to move things forward without first getting the appellate body back up and running.
I will say, importantly, that the WTO obligations—