Thank you.
Canada has the highest proportion of certified forests of anywhere in the world so the quality of management that we have I don't think is disputed. We do, however, need to monitor what we're doing and be able to maintain the claims that we are the world leader in sustainability. That requires good information. I believe we do need advocacy on the part of the federal government and the provinces, and it's not just in the field of wood. Everyone knows wood is a beautiful building material. I don't think that's the message we have to emphasize too much. But we do need to inform, particularly, the urban public that we know how to manage our forests well and that the effects of forest management are minor compared with many other natural disturbances. I think the need to promote the use of wood in as many different areas as possible is good, and the possibility of promoting wood through a federal wood first program excites me. I like that idea.
Overall, I think we do need to be very careful to make sure that we can back up any claims we make that we are the best managers of forests anywhere in the world, and that does require a significant amount of investment in monitoring and to a lesser extent, research.
Thank you.