Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here today.
We've heard a lot of different testimony on mass timber and its value, including from other witnesses. It's something that I support. I agree with all of the points that are being made. But when I did research, there are some critics out there who say that the weather can have an impact—natural elements, insects, termites, water, fire. Maybe you can take a moment, if you feel comfortable, dispelling or debunking some of those criticisms that get applied to mass timber. How valuable is this and how resilient is the resource when we're building structures today?
Either person can respond.