Mr. Speaker, many constituents in my riding depend on softwood lumber for their livelihood. One in eight jobs in New Brunswick relies on softwood lumber. Approximately 40 communities in Atlantic Canada rely almost exclusively on softwood lumber as their major industry.
Atlantic Canada softwood lumber producers are very concerned about the anti-dumping petition recently filed in the U.S. My question is for the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade. What is the government doing to preserve Atlantic Canada's free trade in softwood lumber?