Dear Mr.

On behalf of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, I would like to thank you for your e-mail, in which you raised an issue that falls within the portfolio of the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade.

Please be assured that the statements you made have been carefully reviewed. I have taken the liberty of forwarding your e-mail to Minister Emerson so that he too may be made aware of your comments. I am certain that the Minister will give your views every consideration. For more information on the Government's initiatives, you may wish to visit the Prime Minister's Web site, at www.pm.gc.ca.

L.A. Lavell

Executive Correspondence Officer

for the Prime Minister's Office

Agent de correspondance

de la haute direction

pour le Cabinet du Premier ministre