The second thing you could do would be to get the softwood lumber support package out the door now to the companies, workers and contractors that are in desperate need.
Third, fund first nations tenure purchases and capacity training to speed up the tenure transition. We've seen locally, in our area, with the success of the We Wai Kai Nation, that nations are showing success as tenure holders. It's a strong step towards reconciliation, and first nations have shown that they want to control timber harvesting in their areas.
The fourth thing you could do would be to help diversify our markets for export. The U.S. market is of course important, but to become more stable, we must not be dependent on the U.S.
India has a population of 1.44 billion people. They are seeing massive urbanization, with millions of new housing units under construction. South Korea is smaller but experiencing a massive growth in mid-rise, four- and five-storey construction. We need to stabilize our relationships with Vietnam, the Philippines and China. China has a population of 1.41 billion. They all have a building boom of some type that wood construction would be good for.
