Mr. Speaker, the hon. member suggested this is a short term problem but if we in fact reflect we have had this dispute going on for the past 20 years. It is not really a short term problem in that sense. It is an ongoing problem. We are hopeful that the current dispute and tariffs will be a short term or at least medium term problem; the shorter the better obviously.
The member talks about the impact on lumber producers and on mills in his riding and elsewhere. I remind him that we can expect that those mills and producers will be receiving the return of their cash deposits, and that should provide some assistance, at least in the immediate term. Meanwhile the government is looking at other measures and I am sure it will be taking those concerns seriously. However, the primary effort is to negotiate with the Americans and take those strong efforts I mentioned in litigating at the WTO and under NAFTA.