They wanted to cut the expense to harvest, so they requested and they changed the New Brunswick forestry management plan to allow a bigger cut. They will cut, prepare the ground for any replanting, and then spray. That's the way New Brunswick is...clear-cut, planting, and spraying. It is the cheapest way. Instead of having people going there to tend the forest, they will spray with glyphosate.
On September 29th, 2016. See this statement in context.