Mr. Speaker, I have scar tissue on my tongue from biting it so often. I am trying to co-operate here.
Now that Canada has lost in the lumber lawsuit at the U.S. international trade commission, the minister must be aware that fear will threaten to split the solidarity of the provinces and the industry.
Divide and conquer is what the U.S. used last time with the softwood lumber agreement in 1996 and this could happen again if the different interest groups go off to try to fight this on their own.
What is the minister doing to keep the industry and Canada together?