Thanks, Mr. Chair, and thanks, folks, for coming. I've got a lot more questions than I have time for, that's for sure.
In Mr. Bishop's presentation there are a lot of great points on the issues that are threatening the industry. Public research at the primary product level is something we've heard every day and at every location where we've held hearings, that not only should public research be done on the value-added chain, matched with industry dollars, but we basically need discovery research at the primary production level.
Mr. Bishop, is there a tree planting program in Nova Scotia? Whether there is or isn't, would companion programs make a difference? We don't allow companion programs now. Should we?