No, and that's typically what happens with the wood industry. They take tens of millions of taxpayers' dollars and then they lobby all of you and get what they want.
Canada is founded on fur, fish, and lumber. Whenever we talk about fish on the east coast or lumber across the country, or if we're talking about fur in Newfoundland, the politicians say, “Oh my God, we've got to answer this.”
Our belief is, choose the best building material for the job that gives you the best life cycle, that gives you the lowest carbon footprint.
Did you know that with a tree that is harvested, they go into the forest, strip all the branches, leaves, and bark, and leave it there to burn in slash piles or to rot. That creates greenhouse gases right away. Then they take the log to the timber mill and they square it off, and all that material is then turned into pellets to power the timber mill. By the time you get to this piece of furniture, there is only 12% of the original carbon sequestered there, and 88% of the carbon has been left on the forest floor or used to power the mill.
These are the facts and they are starting to come out now, as we force the wood industry to tell a truthful story, from cradle to cradle.