Mr. Picard, I'd like to pick up on what you said earlier about Kruger closing up shop. A friend told me that she had to move because of that.
I could go on and on about plant closures. For example, the Consol plant in the small municipality of La Baie, in Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean. That closure became a case study at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, where they began to study the consequences of that type of closure. The consequence is moribund communities, which is pretty serious.
I don't doubt that the impact on the Haute‑Côte‑Nord could be catastrophic, but I don't want to focus only on that. I would have liked to ask Mr. Bédard a question, but perhaps he can send us his comments in writing.
Earlier, the Boisaco people told us in their testimony that, without forest management and with the combined effects of forest fires and spruce budworm, the ecosystem could become less suited to supporting boreal caribou.
I would like your comments on that, Mr. Bédard. Would it be possible to send us an answer in writing?