Thank you, Chair.
I have a couple of questions on using forestry residuals as a sustainable fuel source, which you spoke about earlier. Today, in question period, the Prime Minister reiterated Canada's commitment to the Paris accord, which is a goal of net zero carbon by the second half of this century. Most governments—provincial, municipal, indigenous—have set a net-zero carbon goal by 2050, including the City of Hamilton, where I'm a former city councillor.
The Province of Ontario eliminated coal-fired power in Ontario over 10 years ago, which has meant a drastic improvement in air quality in Ontario and a significant reduction in carbon. However, this week we saw that the Conservative-led government of the Province of Saskatchewan is now committing to burning coal to produce electricity up to 2050 and beyond, which is right out of Donald Trump's playbook and is one of the most short-sighted, irresponsible, negligent and environmentally and economically regressive decisions ever.
We were just in the port of Saguenay. A significant part of their business is exporting wood pellets to the U.K., specifically for the reason of replacing coal as a fuel source in electricity generation.
My question for you is this: Could forestry residuals from Ontario, Alberta, B.C. and across Canada be used to replace coal as a fuel source in Saskatchewan and jurisdictions around the world?