Two billion trees is actually about a 40% increase in the number of trees planted in Canada. The idea with the program is that these are incremental to trees that would normally be planted for regulatory requirements and those sorts of things. We're working closely with the provinces to ensure there is alignment on the goals of the program—around climate, how to tap restoration and those sorts of things—and that the trees are incremental to trees that are already being planted, in recognition of the provinces' and territories' role around the ownership and management of Crown land and tree planting.
On June 13th, 2023. See this statement in context.