Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Tupper, something surprised me earlier. You said that you had a lot of success stories with softwood lumber and that there would be administrative reassessments. Right now we are in a bubble where prices are very high, but we know that bubble will not last long.
For my part, I hear a different story from people in the business. First, I'm hearing that the cash access program doesn't meet the requirements of the various stakeholders. You almost have to be technically bankrupt to have access to it. Second, even forestry producers who have clients only in Canada are not entitled to request financial support from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. They must apply to Global Affairs Canada and their applications are consistently denied.
What I hear from people in the community on the forestry issue is that the department is often absent. That's the impression most of them have.
Can you update us on that?