Mr. Speaker, this morning, at the Standing Committee on Finance, Eric Siegel, president and CEO of Export Development Canada, stated that his organization had given loan guarantees to the forestry industry, this in compliance with the NAFTA treaty and the softwood lumber agreement.
Instead of hiding his groveling by using false legal excuses, will the minister follow EDC's example, stand up for his region and provide the forestry industry with loans and loan guarantees?