Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary should know about the position of Quebec's foresters association.
Luc Bouthillier, a professor at the department of wood and forest sciences at Laval University, explained that nothing in the agreement, no specific clause or provision, prohibits loans or loan guarantees, and that, whatever we do, the United States will always use the same argument as grounds for challenge. He added that doing nothing is worse than risking a challenge.
Instead of docking and dodging, will the government help this industry in urgent need of help?