Finance committee  It's encouraging. Thank you for restating that. I think it's very important for the record to reflect that we hear different narratives. You're from the sector working on these issues, so thank you for bringing the evidence to the table today. Mr. White, thank you very much for

Finance committee  I appreciate that. While political parties will certainly have differences between them, I think, or I would hope, we are united in our support for the steel sector; certainly on this side we are. I extend to my colleagues the wish that we work together expeditiously in a non-par

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses for appearing, especially on short notice. We have admittedly a very unique situation and a unique bill to address that situation. Ms. Cobden, I want to begin by asking you about just that. How abnormal is this situation with the

Finance committee  No problem. Thank you very much, Ms. Cobden. I was quite interested in the point you made about western Canada, and I'm wondering if you could go over that once again. As well, can you tell us more about the CITT finding when it comes to exemptions for particular regions? I thin

Finance committee  Okay. I also want to ask you about how our approach compares with what other democracies have done in this area, the E.U., for example, or other examples you could cite.

Finance committee  I have a final question, if I may, Mr. Chair. Could you speak to the level of engagement or consultation with the steel sector in the development of this particular legislation, or in general terms if you don't want to...?

Finance committee  It sounds like it. Thank you very much.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the officials for being here. I want to ask a question about international legal obligations from a trade perspective. Can you tell us how this legislation is consistent with Canada's international legal obligations in that regard?

Finance committee  Okay, but just to be clear, as far as this bill is concerned, we are not offside with the WTO in any way? We wouldn't face any complaint or anything like that?

Finance committee  Okay, that's important to put on the record. Ms. Govier, you spoke about the surge analysis. Can you go into the methodology around that? How do we know that a surge is taking place, for example? How do we distinguish that from a small spike, for instance? What's the data gath

Finance committee  It sounds as though there are tools in place to keep up with what is a fluid situation.

Finance committee  Okay.

Finance committee  I realize that you don't have the figures in front of you, but I do want to ask one last question on this issue. Does the CRA have within its budget a particular pool of money that goes towards public information campaigns of this type, and if so, how much, if you could cite that

Finance committee  And is that figure—

Finance committee  I don't mean to cut you off. It's just a timing issue. That's all. Has that number remained stable over the years, or...? For example, I think you just cited the number for 2018. How would that compare to years previous?