When I speak with my colleagues in British Columbia at the provincial level, I hear that there is enough forest fibre within the forest. About two-thirds of that fibre has traditionally gone to the traditional saw log industry. Federally, we have to continue to support those small, medium and large mills to purchase the equipment—it might be first-in-kind in Canada—and perhaps have pilot plants to see if we can transition, by using the residue, to higher-value bioproducts.
As for public policy, as we know, the management of forests is under provincial and territorial jurisdiction. B.C. is taking strides and many steps right now to encourage that transition with changes in legislation at the provincial level to support the transition of the bioeconomy.