There are no two places where it's the same. In some countries, there is a policy in place on the use of wood. In others, regulations require a certain percentage of wood—10%, 15% or 20%—to be used for the construction of public buildings. It's highly variable. In Sweden, for example, it took a very long time before they were able to start building bridges. It took them 10 years to convince their inner circle, like this one. However, 10 years afterwards, they built more than 100 bridges, to everyone's complete satisfaction. They are quicker to repair and to maintain.
There are taboos out there. I realize that everyone is trying to get a bigger piece of the pie, but I am stunned to hear groups like the Canadian Construction Association object to equality in the use of materials—particularly because the Canadian Construction Association is made up of people who perform work for the people giving them work, and we give the work. Governments also give lots of work. How could they possibly be affected by the fact that materials would all be on an equal footing? So, I beg you to show some rigour here.