International Trade committee  Of course, we've reviewed the U.S. Department of Commerce's determination thoroughly, and we've been consulting with my team, which is responsible for analyzing it under international law and also with our U.S. counsel, so we have conducted that review. Of course, that review wou

International Trade committee  A CUSMA chapter 10 binational panel essentially takes the place of a court in the first instance under U.S. law. That court is the U.S. Court of International Trade. The CUSMA panel, which is formed with three members from one country and two members from another, essentially ste

International Trade committee  It's really difficult to say. There's a separate record for each segment of a proceeding and investigation, and then an administrative review. There is an evidentiary basis the panel has to review. Typically, we would expect maybe two to four remands, with the period growing sh

International Trade committee  The measures continue to be in place. The one big advantage of a CUSMA review is that, to the extent that the duty is ultimately reduced at the end of the process of the remands and redetermination, the money is refunded with interest to the Canadian industry.

International Trade committee  I think we've consistently approached this issue through litigation and attempted to secure wins through litigation to build pressure on the United States to return to the negotiating table, to be at the negotiating table, but we're always open to negotiations and discussions. I

International Trade committee  If I may add something, it's important to recognize that markets for stumpage or standing timber are inherently local. Standing timber, like a lot of natural resources, is inherently a residual value good. To give you a very practical simple example, a tree that's 200 kilometres

International Trade committee  Absolutely it does, and one of the things that we pointed out—

Natural Resources committee  I'm sorry. I had a bit of an interruption in the feed. I know you asked about WTO aspects, but could you repeat that question so I'm clear on it? Sorry.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. I understand now. In terms of answering that question, I think the key thing to note is yes, that relief is available. That's one of the reasons the government made sure we could get that relief under the NAFTA system and preserve that dispute settlem

Natural Resources committee  Yes, sure.

Natural Resources committee  That's an excellent question. Thank you. I didn't introduce myself the last time. I'm Mike Owen. I'm the director of the softwood lumber litigation division in the trade law bureau at Global Affairs Canada. That's not to be confused with Mr. Barker's softwood lumber division. Th

Natural Resources committee  Certainly. I am very sorry. One important thing to bear in mind with respect to the litigation is that the World Trade Organization's obligations under the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, which the U.S. was found to have violated, are very similar in some

Natural Resources committee  Sure. Thank you, Arun. It's a great question. It's something that the department has thought about over numerous cycles of softwood lumber, since I've been involved in the file, since 2001. I can tell you that it's very difficult, what we're doing here, with our U.S. domestic p