Mr. Speaker, I lived in British Columbia for 12 years and spent 15 years of my life working directly in the forest products industry so I know a little bit about it.
While there may be some mills affected in the hon. member's riding I am sure that is unfortunate and I empathize with him. However we just had a decision that the bonds will be coming back so they will be getting some money back soon. To say that those mills are shut down and taking down time strictly because of the 27.2% duty is an exaggeration.
I spoke this morning with the president of the Canadian Commercial Corporation who agreed with me that it is feasible. Yes, it is a logistical nightmare, but bigger projects have been bitten off. We must start thinking outside the box. If we do not we will be stuck in the same mud we have been stuck in for the last 15 years.