Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to both organizations for being with us and giving us the benefit of your expertise.
It's an axiom in Canada trade history that we're trying to move from being hewers of wood and drawers of water, and here we have the Forest Products Association, so we've got an opportunity to pick your brain about how we move to that value-added chain. As you're a member of the Forest Products Association, I take it that's one of the main objectives of your members.
I think all members of the House want to see an increase in our value-added exports. I don't think anybody wants to be just exporting raw materials or barely processed materials as a foundation of a modern economy. We want to be increasing value.
First you, Mr. Lindsay, and then Monsieur Laurin, do you have any suggestions about how we can improve our performance and improve our exports of value-added goods?