Madam Chair, like my colleague, I represent a region, Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata, that is obviously very heavily forested. It borders the United States.
In my region, as in his, jobs are extremely important in communities, especially smaller ones. He referred to some of the communities in his region. It is not just forestry jobs that are affected by the current U.S. tariffs. The entire community and municipal sector is affected by these events.
The solutions proposed by the industry are very good, but they inevitably carry risks.
I would like my colleague to explain what those risks are. Is it still worth it for the government to take those risks in order to give back to businesses what they have given so far, which is $10 billion over 10 years?