Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I don't know whether my question is for Mr. Hannaford or Ms. MacNeil. I want to address something in the document provided, namely, the contribution to help manage the mountain pine beetle in Alberta.
In Canada, Quebec is probably the province with the largest forest industry. It's followed by British Columbia, then Ontario and Alberta, which is far behind.
In Quebec, the spruce budworm is currently wreaking havoc. The area of damage has increased by 23% in the Bas‑Saint‑Laurent region alone. I'm not seeing one penny from the federal government to fight the spruce budworm.
I'll give you some background on the situation. The Quebec government invested $55 million in 2021 to stop the infestation in the Saguenay‑Lac‑Saint‑Jean, Bas‑Saint‑Laurent and Gaspésie regions. The federal government's most recent investment to fight the budworm was in 2018. That investment was $75 million for the Atlantic provinces only. Did the Irving family have anything to do with that? I'm not that cynical.
My question is very straightforward. Why was Quebec left out?