International Trade committee  Okay. It's important to recognize that before the new border measures from this agreement are put in place--for example, we'd be paying a tax today because of the price of lumber--we should have our deposits back. We shouldn't be hit with a double whammy. We're going to be struc

International Trade committee  Okay. But then we must ask ourselves whether one alternative, at least, is not to give up or sign away our money and our rights. We've said all along over the five years that we're prepared to leave $1 billion, but for a good deal, a commercial deal. We're not prepared to leave

International Trade committee  Good afternoon, everyone. I'm very honoured to be here today on behalf of the Ontario Forest Industries Association. You have two very full days of hearings scheduled on softwood lumber, with many witnesses. As I am one of the first, I thought it might be helpful if I defined s