Thank you, and thanks to all the witnesses today on very interesting presentations. I have heard a common thread about research and development. Money has been put in and that's great, but more money is needed. So I'd like to follow on that thread.
The $10 million announced in the budget the other day is basically for advertising and innovative products throughout the world. But what we're looking for here is money to help the industry become more innovative. From your perspective, how much more money is needed and what do you see from that money.
NRCan has said that almost 30,000 jobs have been lost in the industry. Mr. Coles, you said 20,000 of those were jobs directly from the CEP. So we've lost the bulk of the jobs in the industry, which is quite huge. Mills are closing across the country. I feel that in my communities. There is another mill closing as we speak.
I'm just wondering if you can tell us more about the impact on the communities of the closing of those mills and the loss of the skilled workforces in those communities. What does that mean for the future of the industry? I think the industry is not dead or dying, and it can become sustainable, and I'm hearing that from you as well. So I'd like to hear your points of view on all those questions.