Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all of you.
I think today I've actually experienced the enthusiasm and the palpable excitement there is around this industry, as we're hearing more and more of the resurgence of our forest sector through the witnesses at this committee , and it's because of gentlemen like you who are spurring a lot of the innovation that we're seeing.
So I want to thank every one of you for your contributions there.
I wanted to start with Mr. Voss, in part because he's from my old alma mater of Saskatoon, and my nephew actually works for West Wind Aviation. So we have a few connections here.
Also, I think there are a couple of innovations that you're telling us about that are particularly exciting. One of them is employment for aboriginals, which is something we've been working very hard on to see if we can improve. So you have strong aboriginal employment at the same time that you're advancing a technological revolution. I wondered whether you could tell us more about why you think that has been successful. Has the government had any role in helping you advance that along, and if so, how has that happened?