Thank you.
Earlier, in responding to my colleague Mr. Guay, you concluded with quite an interesting statement: Today, if we want to innovate, the major problem is that the company’s contribution is not there. We completely understand why. There is therefore a need for the government to make some adjustments.
Next, there’s a major difficulty related to the number of funded projects. We received a response from the department some time ago concerning the number of projects funded under the innovation program called Investments in Forest Industry Transformation, or IFIT, among others. Out of 140 projects across Canada, 37 were selected for two years. Personally, I would like to conduct a comparative study, but for an industry like the forestry sector, I find that there’s not much federal government support.
What tool could help you be a bit more flexible and kick off this innovation phase with the support of businesses?