In your presentation, you mentioned the importance of moving to second generation biofuels. On this committee, we have often heard testimony from yourself, from biorefinery operators, from researchers and scientists about second generation biofuels. We hear that they are in an early stage of development, the pilot project stage. Just this week, I was reading something about that.
I would like to know about the progress being made in this area; I would like to hear that we can now say when we will be able to produce second generation biofuels on a commercial scale. Perhaps you find it impossible to give me a very precise idea, but what forecasts have you made and what does the future look like? Can the use of cellulosic ethanol be profitable in the short or medium term? We hear about biomass from forest products and agricultural waste. Do you feel that that could be profitable any time soon?