Mr. Speaker, I commend my hon. colleague for keeping the government fully aware of the importance of this issue.
On May 7 the government met with the stakeholders in the softwood lumber issue. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent reversal of the U.S. customs service proposal to reclassify drilled studs.
We will be commenting on the proposal by May 15 and we intend to pursue the matter vigorously.