International Trade committee  Certainly the dispute with the U.S. on lumber trade has been around for decades—a hundred years—so it's not something new. I think what really came about in 2006 was an agreement that, while it may not have been perfect at the time, certainly provided both countries with some cer

International Trade committee  It's hard for me to say specifically if that was going to occur or not. I think ultimately what happened is—

International Trade committee  I think the settlement mechanism really wasn't dependent on NAFTA. It was a combination of a number of factors in terms of Canada's position in the agreement in terms of establishing trade that would conform to world international standards, and the U.S.'s ability, given the fact

International Trade committee  Nothing that I'm aware of.... There's certainly, as I mentioned, a consideration that TPP, while it may not provide any new benefits per se in North America because we have an existing agreement that's in effect that's working well.... It was just to ensure that TPP in fact is no

International Trade committee  My understanding is that they start negotiating right away, in terms of any issues that have been established early on. Then in terms of ultimately accepting an agreement you'd have to catch up on what was discussed, but it's really only a discussion. It's when the document actua

International Trade committee  Pardon me.

International Trade committee  I imagine a certain amount of this is process that's involved. Certainly from our perspective, while issues may have come up, each country would have—

International Trade committee  No. From our perspective one of the most important issues was the trade agreement we have with the U.S. Certainly we didn't want TPP to be infringing upon—

International Trade committee  There's no specific analysis. As I said, it's incredibly important to have modern trade agreements with trading nations. That in itself will be a benefit to us, whether it's a job next week, next year, or even 10 years from now.

International Trade committee  Yes, in answer to your question, the forest sector does have an avenue to get information on the TPP and other trade agreements.

International Trade committee  The mechanism for us to do that is through something that was established through the federal government's program to advise us on the softwood lumber agreement. At the same time we get briefings, and I believe there are webinars and briefing sessions to advise us. Certainly o