Thank you, Madam Chair.
Madam Chair, I want to thank the Honourable Minister Ng. Any time we ask her to come to the committee, she is always accessible. Any time I have gone to her, whether it is on the B.C. lumber issues or any other trade issues, she has always been very professional and very accessible for help.
Madam Minister, you mentioned about sustainability and environmental consciousness in your speech today. I will give you a perfect example.
Here in British Columbia, in Port Alberni, I met with Kamal Sanghera of San Group, who announced this week $100 million of investment in Port Alberni. It's not only the investment, but in fact they are reusing the sawdust and the shavings to create green energy. They're also using the waste from all these operations to build pallets.
Minister, could you please share how Canadian companies such as this, in this sector, can diversify? How can the government help them diversify locally and diversify their exports so that they are not reliant on only one market?