You are covering several different aspects. I will try to sum them up.
First of all, the program for greening the pulp and paper industry is a program that was implemented to optimize what can be done with wood by-products. Instead of scrapping them, instead of spending money, we can turn them into a source of income.
Besides, we know that the paper mills in Quebec are more mechanical mills that pulp mills. Thus, there will be less use of black liquor residue. Nevertheless, some projects will be developed in Quebec. Certain companies having their head office in Quebec will be free to invest wherever they want, thus Quebec can expect some tangible profits from this.
In the 2010 budget, a $100 million sum was announced over the next four years. We are following the recommendations of the Canadian Federation of woodlot owners. When a log goes into the current sawmills, how can we optimize the product so that we can optimize the resource and the by-products to the very last speck of dust to create income? If you build an energy industry separately on the one hand and a status quo sawmill on the other hand, it cannot work. Both undertakings must be optimized. This is how we want to ensure viability, through similar programs.
In forestry, especially in eastern Canada, there is a restructuring problem. As we speak, the most recent book The Reporter sold more copies of its electronic version than of its paper version. This is a fact that we must live with. There is also the issue of markets. How can we go about this? This is why I was talking about innovation, about opening up the market and about new products. We must absolutely face up to the task and work together with the provinces. Some problems very much fall under provincial mandates. This is why we went to the root of the problem with the Canada-Quebec Forestry Task Team, to see how we can help the sector within the limits set by the Softwood Lumber Agreement.
The multiple functions in forestry involve a $200 million investment that helped the industry along. Of course, we must continue in the same vein. This is why the Canada-Quebec Forestry Task team is still in existence, it is because we are still living in troubled times.
With regard to loan guarantees, let me remind you of the efforts that were made by EDC. Large investments were made in the forestry industry. They amounted to about $16 billion dollars over the past years. We must continue working toward this objective. I think that we sent out a clear signal in our 2010 budget to show that we want to be present for future generations in bioeconomics, bioenergetics, biomass or other things like that. It is a way to make sure that the current sawmills remain viable.