That's correct.
It's important to understand that there's currently a certain lack of awareness when it comes to private forests and forest owners in Canada, which leads to the adoption of public policies, particularly in the forestry sector, that neglect a whole segment of people and businesses. For example, I'm thinking of all the businesses that are part of the supply chain, including forest owners and forestry entrepreneurs. That means that when those major programs are implemented, it's a good thing in the sense that it helps support our forestry industry clients, but if none of the programs support the owners, the entire supply chain is at risk.
During the last forestry crisis, which took place from 2006 to 2008, forestry producers lost 50% of their market in the span of three years. It took nine years to rebuild that supply chain. At the time of the crisis, the whole forestry sector, including forestry producers, entrepreneurs and truckers, lost the equivalent of $8 billion to $9 billion in revenue in Quebec alone.
I think it's important, then, to support the entire sector, including forest owners.
