Natural Resources committee  I'll try to be brief, because we could go on for some time on this one. I've been back in Canada for 10 years now—I was in Europe before—and my feeling is that we're lacking in good fundamental research right now. When I talk about fundamental research, I don't mean academic res

Natural Resources committee  I am currently working on a big project seeking to set up a biorefinery that will process 650,000 tonnes of forest residue per year. It is in the Haut-Saint-Maurice, or region number 4. I think that, first, we have to clarify exactly what is meant by “forest residue”. For example

Natural Resources committee  When we had the pine beetle infestation, FPInnovations worked on adding value to the wood that was salvageable. The rest could be used for something else, as fuel. I would like to go back to the original question, namely costs and prices. We are starting to see these forest resi

Natural Resources committee  That is a very insightful question. The fibres used for wood pellets are not necessarily the same as those used for bioenergy. For now, I do not think that the members of Mr. Arsenault's association collect these forest residues in the forest. These residues are in the process of

Natural Resources committee  Yes. This is very region-specific. That is why I have talked so much about regions. The studies must be conducted region by region. We should not rob Peter to pay Paul. If biomass is actually used for pellets in a region, those are steps 1 and 2 of the development of the biorefin

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Honourable members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation. I would like to start by delivering my main message: the federal government should consider the potential of developing an industry based on forest biomass, including spec