Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll split my time with my colleague from Thunder Bay—Rainy River.
I have a couple of questions, likely for you, Mr. Lazar.
I hear you clearly and very articulately disavowing further government intervention, and that's my phrasing rather than yours. I'd like you to address for us how level the playing field is worldwide and to what extent the forestry sector in Russia and Europe is being supported, so to speak, if not protected, by their respective governments.
Secondly, it's my take on your recommendation number three, on the Competition Bureau, that the Competition Bureau has been somewhat timid vis-à-vis mergers. I'm wondering if that's your view as well, that the bureau has been too timid, and if so, if there are specific instances or examples of the timidity and how that has been detrimental to the sector.
Lastly, a more aggressive or open-minded approach, so to speak, by the Competition Bureau will surely result in less rather than more domestic ownership of the forestry industry.
I would ask you to address those points.