Thank you to our witnesses. I appreciate the expertise they bring.
Dr. Froese, I'm hoping you can talk to us about silviculture in Canada versus other jurisdictions, particularly when it comes to growth and yield, and maybe, in particular, compared to Nordic countries, because they've come up a fair bit in the last while here.
Scandinavia often has more plantation models—often monoculture, often in straight lines, growing fast and harvested in 20 to 25 years—and in many cases those are on fifth- or sixth-generation stands. When you contrast that with the Canadian model, we plant for diversity. Trees are in competition with each other and it's for longer growth periods. Obviously, our colder climate also contributes, but as a result, it's a stronger product.
There are relative strengths and weaknesses of each system. I'm hoping that you can help the committee unpack them.