Mr. Speaker, trade between Canada and the United States is huge. More than 75 per cent of our trade is with it. It is normal that we have some difficulties from time to time.
We have some cases at this time in which we are not happy with the slow movement of the Americans. We are respecting the rules and we expect them to respect the rules.
In the softwood lumber it has been established clearly that we are following the rules. We are completely competitive. We are not doing anything against either the GATT or the NAFTA. Not only that, the tribunal ruled three times in our favour on it.
On the question of wheat it is the same. We are selling wheat to them, for example durum wheat, for one reason: our wheat is better than theirs and American consumers know it. Seventeen senators in Congress said that they should not impose tariffs on Canadian wheat, but in the American system they are not as decisive as we can be in Canada. We have to put pressure there. That is exactly what the minister did yesterday in Washington and I am happy to see that he has the backing of the House.