In fact, just about every sector of the Saguenay—Lac‑Saint‑Jean, La Haute-Côte-Nord and Manicouagan RCMs will be affected by this decree.
As we explained at the outset, you can't remove one link in the chain and expect the whole thing to keep working. This will have repercussions for all our communities. I mentioned that our territory is made up of 65 municipalities, 34 of which are virtually single industry and forestry. As soon as one of them falls, there will be a second, then a third. There will be a domino effect. It's going to collapse.
We mustn't forget one thing: 74% of the boreal caribou's range is above the northern limit. There's no logging in that area. We're talking about 74% of its range. However, the caribou is said to be in decline. Is it really the forestry industry itself that's putting it at risk? I think that's the question that should be asked.