Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
My first question is for Ms. Carbonneau. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome her and to thank her for coming here today.
Sustainable development is one of today's hot-button issues. In recent years, it's been given a more prominent place on the agendas of Ottawa and Quebec City. As the mayor of Red Lake was saying earlier, sometimes we realize that there is already an infrastructure in place, and that the circumstances can be turned to advantage and help create new jobs and a new economy. For example, we can find new uses for forest biomass. Given the means of production in the forest industry, vast quantities of forest biomass are often left on the ground when they could be put to good use. The roads and culverts are already built. Moreover, the plant infrastructure, water and electricity are often already available.
Has the CSN studied the issue to see what could be developed in the regions?