Certainly. Mr. Chair, I make the motion at a time of crisis and urgency. I feel that both opposition and government members recognize that the forestry sector is in crisis. Twenty one thousand forestry jobs have been lost in the province of Quebec alone. Across Canada, British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Alberta are affected by the crisis in the forestry, and we believe that our committee would be giving the government a strong signal that this is the time for action, the time to provide a plan to help the industry and its workers to get back on their feet and through the crisis.
On January 31st, 2008. See this statement in context.