Madam Speaker, since my colleague had such a lot to say about the forestry industry, I would like to ask him two quick questions about it.
The first went unanswered earlier. My colleague mentioned a softwood lumber company in his riding. Does he agree that the government should create a good program to help such companies access cash, which is what all industry stakeholders want?
The Standing Committee on Natural Resources has now spent six meetings studying the forestry sector. Clearly, the solution involves creating a cluster of bioproducts to generate new market opportunities for the forestry industry. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be a priority for the Conservatives, because every time we raise the subject, they only want to talk about the clean fuel standard.
My second question is this: Does my colleague think his colleagues could benefit from gaining a better understanding of the forestry industry?