Friday, July 31, 2020, Afternoon — Committee A
To the member, yes, we're very attuned to this issue. As the member likely knows, it was a feature of an article in the Globe and Mail yesterday, as promoted by Mosaic. We are keeping a very close eye and not leaving it to Canada, although Canada is our point of contact internationally, because Japan is a valued customer for B.C. Forest Products. The member is correct in that. They're our third-largest market for forest products, so any kind of hint of trade issues is something that we keep a close eye on. We're confident that we're compliant with the obligations under the CPTPP. We're in constant contact with Ottawa. We're not leaving it to them. As a matter of fact, as recently as yesterday, where federal Trade Minister Ng had a telephone call with her counterpart in the Japanese government, Japan did not raise this issue. So as I said, we're keeping close tabs on this. We're ensuring that Canada knows our position, that Canada understands and is promoting that we are compliant with our obligations under the CPTPP.
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