Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you both, Ms. MacNeil and Mr. Waring, for coming to speak to our committee today.
As a member of Parliament from British Columbia who has a significant forestry sector in my riding, including a mill, I can say that the challenges facing this sector are definitely top of mind for my constituents. I know many of the co-indicated ministers have been in regular contact with their provincial counterparts, including Minister Wilkinson, Minister Ng, Minister Qualtrough and Minister O'Regan.
Can you share with the committee what efforts are being made at your level to keep the lines of communication open with provincial jurisdictions that are seeing challenges in this sector? I was hoping you could speak a little bit to the specific challenges facing the coastal forestry sector in British Columbia.