Mr. Speaker, I fully support the action taken by the minister in question. It was important to get across to the Americans that we were not at all pleased with what was happening in certain areas. With respect to softwood lumber, the dispute settlement panels have ruled three times in our favour. Yet the Americans have always appealed, which is not a good thing. The same thing has occurred in the case of wheat. We are respecting the rules of the game and we want the Americans to do likewise.
The minister, who I am confident has the support of all members of this House, wanted to make it clear to the Americans that we are prepared to play by the rules and that we hope the US will do likewise.