Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, October 12 I will be attending a ceremony in my riding of Brampton where In-Touch Graphics will announce its active partnership in the fight against deforestation in Canada.
In-Touch Graphics will commit itself to plant three trees for every single tree it uses for its printing requirements. This translates into 3,100 newly planted trees over the next 12 months.
Residents of Brampton can be proud that a local business is taking this environmentally responsible initiative. All Canadian companies that use large volumes of paper products should take notice and follow this example of good corporate citizenship.
Henry David Thoreau once wrote: "What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?" It is through responsible environmental initiatives like this one that Canadian companies can do their part to ensure that we live on a tolerable planet.