Madam Speaker, this is the single most important file that has had the most attention from the Minister for International Trade for the last year. Members opposite did not raise this issue and a whole range of issues until we worked on this specifically and energetically with the provinces and industry.
It is fine to say that we want a solution but not look at the delicate package being brought together. Specifically, does the member for Vancouver Island North agree with an export tax? If he does, could he explain how we could continue with litigation in the WTO and the NAFTA if we had an export tax? Some members of industry want it and some do not. We are trying to have a common position in the country. I would like to know the member's specific answer to the export tax question.