Madam Chair, the member for Cariboo—Prince George has been passionate about this. He has been hammering on this for over 10 years now. I recall being in the chamber in the other building when the trade minister at that time spoke of a framework within 100 days. We are now 106 months past that promise.
I would like to have the member for Cariboo—Prince George explain further why this is so important, not just for the individual jobs that are at stake here but to the entire communities that rely on those jobs and the spinoff jobs.