Mr. Speaker, there are only seven days left before the deadline and there is still no softwood lumber agreement in sight. Yesterday, the Minister of International Trade was unable to tell us whether the government was working on a plan B to support the forestry industry.
Forestry workers, whose jobs are in jeopardy, are wondering whether the government will support them.
In the event of a dispute will the government support the industry, for example, by establishing an emergency loan guarantee program? Yes or no?