Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would just mention that member Pat Martin is a carpenter so he knows wood.
Our business at hand, which the NDP proposed, is to look at how we can improve our competitiveness globally by improving innovation. The idea isn't about picking winners and losers. It is about knowing your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
With that, I'd like to ask a few questions of you, Ms. Cobden. I've looked at the report produced by FPAC. In the report, “Transforming Canada's Forest Products Industry”, on page 8, “Next Steps”, you say:
With regulations in the works worldwide to address climate change, and growing public scepticism about the environmental risks associated with further development of oil sands and nuclear power, the time is right to showcase Canada’s natural advantages and international leadership in sustainable forestry.
With that, do you believe that regulations addressing climate change can drive innovation, and thus productivity, in our economy?