Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister for International Trade.
On trade matters the Americans play by the rules only when it suits them, and this is certainly the case in softwood lumber. The Canadian softwood lumber industry is willing to fight the U.S. lumber lobby head on to get a fair deal.
Will the government show support by immediately providing loan guarantees to Canadian softwood companies in order to keep our workers on the job while at the same time seeking a solution to the problem?