Madam Chair, my colleague is absolutely right. Our country was built thanks to our forests and our forestry workers. Through Build Canada Homes, the softwood lumber sector will be essential for building hundreds of thousands more homes.
She referred to the closure of sawmills. It is never an easy situation for our families, our workers and our industries. That is why we must be there to support them. It starts with targeted measures in the budget to the tune of $1.2 billion. It also includes the strategic response fund that we set up to help the businesses and workers most affected by the current tariffs. It also involves other measures that we can put in place to support the softwood lumber sector.
As the member for Madawaska—Restigouche, I am in constant contact with workers and businesses in my riding to listen to them, to hear their proposals, and to share their comments with my colleagues so that our government can then implement public policies that are truly tailored to the needs of the sector.