We must be more proactive. We need two things to encourage biofuels. The government must set minimum thresholds, which we must actively try to reach, and we must support the market.
For example, on the north shore, in Quebec, a company produces pyrolytic oil. The company is Æ Côte-Nord Canada Bioenergy, and it has ties to Arbec Forest Products. Its plant was built with considerable assistance from the federal government under the investments in forest industry transformation program, or IFIT. The company currently can't sell its products to the United States because the political situation doesn't make this possible. Canada has no market for these oils, even though it's a renewable fuel.
The United States has a program that allows consumers to purchase renewable fuels for the same price as fuels on the market. The difference is covered by oil companies. When the price of oil drops, the subsidy increases. This is called the renewable fuel standard program, or RFS. We need this type of program here. We can't use the excuse that the price of oil is low and that renewable fuels aren't on the market. We can't wait for the price to go up. We must set a price accordingly to encourage manufacturers.