Mr. Speaker, what we want to know is what our government is doing on this issue in the United States.
Home Depot Incorporated, Weyerhaeuser Company and a group of U.S. lumber producers and retailers that operate in both Canada and the United States have launched a public appeal for lumber trade peace. In a newspaper ad campaign in Canadian and U.S. cities, six major players in the North American lumber market are calling for discussions between the Prime Minister and the United States president. These companies are trying to fill a vacuum created by the government.
Why has the government still not responded to the outrageous letters and opinion pieces written by a U.S. senator and the U.S. trade commission?