At the moment, lumbering activity is taking a backseat to the development of oil and gas and mining and is hampered by climate change, which has given rise to the mountain pine beetle problem in B.C. and other diseases in the Maritimes.
In Canada as a whole, is there a balance between factors that hinder development and sustainability of the forest? Can it be said that in 20 years, not in 50 or 100 years, we will have the same amount of wood available for logging as we have at the moment?