International Trade committee  Mr. Julian, you asked about the 20% reduction that I spoke of the last time I was here. BMO analyst Stephen Atkinson confirms that. He says you could easily see a further--and bear in mind how much has happened already--10% to 20% reduction over the next few years in eastern Cana

International Trade committee  In response to the comments, I'd like to point out that we are all quite familiar with Minister Emerson's background. Having said that, his is one voice, and you've heard voices today from industry leaders who have said quite the opposite. Also, according to a financial analyst

International Trade committee  —then the people who are without their jobs today might still be employed.

International Trade committee  As I mentioned earlier, what we expect from the government is certainly a loan guarantee program to keep your industry healthy while you still can. Why would you want to see more shuttered mills, more unemployment? It doesn't make any sense. Initiate the loan guarantee program.

International Trade committee  We haven't crossed that bridge yet because we are hopeful that the Government of Canada will recognize, when you've heard so many people say this deal is not commercially viable, that it needs to be reopened, be amended, and be made a commercial agreement, not just a political ag

International Trade committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, it is an absolute pleasure to be back here again in front of the committee to address the future of my home town, my community, of Timmins, Ontario; the future of the province of Ontario; and indeed, the future of Canada. Th

International Trade committee  I missed the last part of your question because I was trying to write the first part.

International Trade committee  When you don't have a financial quagmire over your head, it allows you to think more long term. I think right now, as everyone around this table has recognized, getting the deposits back is obviously a huge plus. It's a huge lure. It's short-term gain, and everyone needs that rig

International Trade committee  Under what circumstances would we not sign this deal? It's critical to recognize that's a difficult question to answer right now, because we haven't seen the details. We haven't really seen the deal yet. We saw a three-page framework on April 27. Right now we're looking at 24 pag

International Trade committee  Thank you. I think we provided suggestions to the Canadian legal text that would preserve our legal victories going forward. It's very critical. That's when we talk about the complexities of writing the agreement. That's part of it--making sure that the language that's in the fi

International Trade committee  This would be a good deal, first and foremost, if our legal victories from the last four years were preserved. The last four years have to count for something. We can't have the legal victories we've had, and we can't have spent the last four years doing what we've done to have i

International Trade committee  Thank you. I only want to say that we've been working really closely with our provincial government, as I know the industry has been doing in Quebec. Having said that, if the framework says that you have a hard cap quota in option B of 34% and it declines to date, for example, a

International Trade committee  Thank you. That's a great question. I would love the opportunity to take you, as an Ontario MP, up.... Actually we don't even have to go up north. We have perfect examples close to where you live of sawmills that are quite modern and very technologically advanced. As one example

International Trade committee  Merci. As I mentioned earlier in my testimony, we're concerned about the rush, because as Mr. Grenier has just said, a deficient agreement will work to the benefit of the U.S. industry and absolutely will be to the detriment of the Canadian industry. At the end of the day, I th

International Trade committee  Oh, but it's an important point on deposits. He asked the question.