We hear about all of the money the Liberals are throwing at the sector, but of the $1.2 billion they've announced, $700 million is for loan-backed guarantees for companies if they don't survive Carney not getting a softwood deal. There's $700 million in loans, and the $500 million that was supercharged was really just renewed funding from NRCan through the Canadian forest service.
Isn't it safe to say that this $1.2-billion announcement is just a band-aid over what is a serious problem for the industry?