Natural Resources committee  More broadly, we would say that the forest sector in Canada absorbs about 27% of man-made emissions. Globally, the forest and agricultural sectors absorb about 37% of man-made emissions.

Natural Resources committee  No, we're actually doing very well.

Natural Resources committee  Yes. Modern furnaces, modern wood stoves, and modern boilers are extraordinarily efficient and very safe. In fact, we have a project up in Labrador that has improved the health of children in Labrador by replacing dirty wood-burning facilities with modern wood-burning stoves in h

Natural Resources committee  It's going very well. If we could replicate just that, it would make a huge difference.

Natural Resources committee  Obviously the United States, being our wealthy neighbour to the south, is our biggest market. Following that is China. The China story is well known, but it's been a huge success, starting from almost nothing in the early 2000s to about $1.5 billion today. In addition to that,

Natural Resources committee  Starting with the middle of the three-part question, I would say, yes, Canada has a substantial amount of biomass that is not being used today. In my remarks I focused on waste and residues. That's where in particular we think there's an enormous amount of opportunity. We would s

Natural Resources committee  The forest in Sweden is mostly privately owned. Particularly in specific areas of technology, they absolutely are more advanced. In the area of bioheat, Scandinavians are advanced well beyond us. Most of the technologies that would be applied in Canada would probably come from ei

Natural Resources committee  Well, I would want to work with my minister's office on that in terms of communications. We have a minister who is a great communicator. He has been out there, speaking at forestry events and so on. If I have a concern with what we do, I think we're very good at talking to ours

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before the panel. My main message for you today is that the forest sector is increasingly a source of solutions for the challenges society faces. My main message for you today is that the forest sector is increasin

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. You are right, the program was launched in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. We supported the program for years, but after a while, its funding was reduced. That happened when the latest government cuts were made. However, we continue to support international n

Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chairman, that is indeed a very good question, and one perhaps I wish I had thought longer about beforehand. I'd be happy to send you a written submission later on that. My quick off-the-cuff response to that is that I would, first of all, start by asking your witnesses what

Natural Resources committee  I've actually been engaged in a cross-country conversation with CEOs in this sector. I've been asking them those questions—that's why I think they're good questions to ask—and trying to assess what they think are the strategic long-term concerns. Now, you mentioned a number of ot

Natural Resources committee  It means that it's a very big challenge.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. Mr. Chairman, if I understand the question, it's really about whether the increased use of biomass threatens the environmental sustainability of the forest. Would that be correct?

Natural Resources committee  What I can say is we're very engaged in that. We're very engaged because, aside from our own issues, it's a big trade concern. As folks are making pellets and selling them into the European Union, the European Union is demanding that they come from sustainably sourced areas, etc.