Good morning, and welcome again to our study on the crisis facing the industrial sectors of aerospace, energy, forestry, high tech, and manufacturing, and it's not limited to those.
We have been studying forestry, and we are pleased once again to have with us Mark Arsenault, president and CEO of the New Brunswick Forest Products Association. From the Association des propriétaires de machinerie forestière du Québec inc., we have Eric Dionne, who is a member. Also, we'd like to welcome on video conference, live and all the way from Victoria, Mr. R.M. Jeffery, president and CEO of the Coast Forest Products Association.
Thank you all for attending. Thank you, Mr. Jeffery, for taking the time. I understand it's a little bit earlier there than it is here. We certainly do appreciate the effort you've taken.
We'd like to begin with you, sir. We ask each witness to give a ten-minute introduction, and then we begin our round of questioning.
Mr. Jeffery, would like to present your case?