Mr. Speaker, in a new dilatory measure, the American government has lodged an extraordinary challenge that will delay resolution of the interminable softwood lumber conflict yet again. Yesterday, the NAFTA panel confirmed that the countervailing duties imposed by the United States were unjustified.
Because the American President himself admits that the dispute settlement mechanism is too slow, why was the Prime Minister unable to get the United States to withdraw its challenge—a challenge that is a political decision?