Natural Resources committee  No, I—

Natural Resources committee  But that's to our benefit.

Natural Resources committee  I have a really exciting story to add. It will take one second. When the tall wood building in Toronto that we're discussing went out for bid to the architectural community, it was astounding how much—and this is maybe news to Peter—the international community is now taking this

Natural Resources committee  I happen to be working on the 12-storey building in Toronto, if it's the same building. I hope there isn't another one. I would just add to all of what Peter has mapped out that there is something that is germane to your topic, which is availability, regional supply that's afford

Natural Resources committee  No, it's more expensive. It's what we think. Actually there is a federal program. Do you know about the federal program aimed at this, actually to help get at that differential? It is more expensive now because of what I'm talking about. There is no local supply. Those factors ar

Natural Resources committee  One factor that is a huge barrier for all of us to wrestle with is the geography of our country. For example, there's a potential new market in Canada—we don't even have to go international—that's significant. I don't mind saying it's the steel sector. They're very serious about

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely.

Natural Resources committee  Actually, that rests precisely on a jurisdictional role that you do have. Market development, taking an active role, is something that, federally, has been going on for some time and that continues and must continue into the future with, for example, building out the tall-wood ma

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to be here. This is a topic extremely dear to my heart. My name is Catherine Cobden. I come by my interest in this topic quite honestly. I was born and raised in the shadow of a pulp mill in Espanola, Ontari