Mr. Speaker, the hon. member may be interested in pitting one region of the country against another but the government is clearly not interested in that.
As I said in response to this question yesterday, the concerns of all regions of Canada will be taken into consideration in developing the Canadian position.
Our ultimate goal is very clear. The minister was in Washington yesterday. He made the position of the Canadian government very clear. For the third time today, the ultimate goal is free trade in softwood lumber. The views of all Canadians will be considered in that regard.