Mr. Speaker, last Thursday and Friday, this government, the provinces and Canadian industry were in Washington explaining our point of view to the commerce department in formal consultations.
I do not know what the commerce department will decide today. I suspect that it will accept delegations of the industry and begin to investigate our practices, but I said over the weekend to every American I had the opportunity to meet that our Canadian softwood lumber industry trades fairly in North America.
We will defend and promote our industry very energetically. I reiterated that all through the weekend.