Natural Resources committee  Oh, well, in that case, what we need to do is demonstrate here in order to accelerate there. That's what this is about.

Natural Resources committee  We have a long way to go in terms of the fair recognition of wood products in building codes. If I understand your question correctly, what that really means is that we need to take our game to the next level here. That's why I was mentioning performance-based codes as an example

Natural Resources committee  I have just a very short comment, and it's a twist on what we're saying here, and it could speak to roles. Environmental reputation here is very key with regard to the actual access to markets. As you're looking at and analyzing what you need to do in the future, bear in mind wh

Natural Resources committee  I wish I had a good answer to that. Our issue is that, for instance, the engineering schools—the accreditation body is Engineers Canada—set a guideline for these courses or the programs, and the architectural schools do too. At the end, almost every university goes about select

Natural Resources committee  In a world where infinite money was available to fund these chairs, that would be one way to do it. The other way is to excite them by the market opportunity, by making them understand that there is new innovation in mid-rise and taller buildings and bridges, and that will get th

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, everybody. Bonjour à tous. I would like to thank the committee for the opportunity to speak to you today. I know you have already heard from many of my sector colleagues, both from the public service and from industry. What will be differen