Mr. Chair and members, my name is Vincent Miville, and I am general manager of the Fédération des producteurs forestiers du Québec. The federation's aim is to promote the interests of 134,000 forest owners of our province. I also sit on the board of the Canadian Federation of Woodlot Owners, which represents 450,000 small and large woodlot owners in Canada.
Although we submitted two recommendations during the pre-budget consultations on behalf of the Fédération des producteurs forestiers du Québec, I would like to emphasize that the Canadian Federation of Woodlot Owners also supports them. We recommend that the government implement a Canadian program for reforestation and forest management work and that it develop tax measures that encourage silvicultural activities in private forests.
Tens of thousands of Canadian forest owners conduct forest management activities every year.