Madam Chair, people in the forestry industry are not interested in listening to nasty remarks and verbal game playing tonight. People in the forestry sector are not interested in hearing about who cares about the situation and who does not. They want to hear that people are ready to commit and that they are considering the solutions that have been put in place.
A proposal was made and it has been on the table for three or four weeks. However, I do not hear anyone in the opposition taking ownership of it or talking about it.
People in the industry say that the countervailing and anti-dumping duties, or at least a portion of them, need to be bought back. It will not cost the government anything. Predatory hedge funds are doing it.
I want the Leader of the Opposition to tell me that he is prepared to support this measure and that he is prepared to support the forestry sector by giving it some breathing room.