It seemed unusual that this is done almost exclusively in British Columbia. This specific priority could also apply in Quebec or Ontario, for example, or in the Atlantic provinces, but it is just in B.C. That is why it struck me as unusual.
That said, I would like to move on to another area.
The economy of several regions in B.C. has been hard hit by issues relating to the forestry sector, and in particular the closing of several processing plants, such as sawmills. The increase in the export market share relates to unprocessed timber rather than local wood processing.
Has WD looked into this in B.C.? Have you tried to determine how to revitalize the affected communities? In northern B.C., this has caused extensive damage and some communities have become economically depressed. Unfortunately, there do not appear to be any solutions. What can be done? Can the wood processing industry be revived or is that a thing of the past? Do we have to resign ourselves to simply exporting unprocessed timber without any hope of doing the processing here in Canada?