My question's also about trees. In fact, I am going to open with a statement. Over the weekend I took part in a tree-planting event. I got really cold because it was freezing cold and raining. We planted about 200 trees as a group. It was for the two billion trees program.
I just want to reinforce that community groups like Trees for Halton Hills and Conservation Halton are inspired by the ambitious proposal to plant two billion trees. They have and are currently still looking for more solutions to plant them in urban areas, in suburban areas, in already conserved areas and in areas that have been affected by fire. I can speak for them today, because we announced a couple of hundred thousand dollars for a quarter of a million trees. They have quite a few trees in the ground already, and I can state confidently that Conservation Halton is our greatest ally in the fight against climate change in the Halton region and beyond. They're doing great work.
I want to ask about mitigating fire risk and the loss of trees due to wildfires. Could you provide us with some kind of estimate about how many trees were lost, particularly mature trees, in this year's remarkable and unprecedented wildfire season, and tell us why, now more than ever, the two billion trees commitment is important?