Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to both witnesses for appearing here today.
I was listening to your last reply here, Mr. BĂ©langer, and you mentioned a national strategy four or five times during your answers. I imagine that's what your association is looking for.
Do you believe we are past a dialogue and now require more direct action by the federal government in the way of financial assistance to provinces?
If you look at the presentation by West Fraser, they cited $487 million that the Province of Alberta put in to attack the pine beetle, and $5 million invested by the Province of Saskatchewan, which hasn't really found any yet, whereas the federal government put in $18.37 million. I think that came under our government, towards the end of it, and it was definitely not enough.
Do you think we're at the dialogue stage, or do you think we're at the action stage? Do you think the government needs to be more involved federally? The provinces are already.