Just as we have to look at the resource in terms of the way it is used. We cannot use it and maintain we are creating jobs, it is just that simple. That is not possible if we want to preserve the resource. The greatest resource is energy. In this context, should Canada be focusing first and foremost on research and development before exporting goods to the United States?
Let me give you an example. In Canada, we could use wood for construction purposes. There is no need to change the code, because this provision is already in it, but it is possible to use steel in building as well. We could use biomass to heat our large buildings. But we are letting it rot, or using it to make ethanol. It is well known that energy is lost whenever there is significant processing.
Should we start by using the wood we have in Canada and using inventions such as the ones being developed by Mr. Pelton and Mr. Rosenberg, and others using composite materials, before we export our logs or two-by-fours to the United States, as we always have?