Natural Resources committee  Thank you for that question. If I understand the question correctly, you're wondering how the federal and provincial governments can coordinate and co-operate better on forest management for forest health. Is that correct?

Natural Resources committee  In my experience, when the mountain pine beetle came through British Columbia, what was most beneficial was the co-operation where federal funds came into play being used in a provincial context on the land base. That co-operative program defined clear results—what the funds could be used for and how they should be used—while letting the province implement them.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. I would like to thank the committee for the invitation to present. I am the chief forester for the Province of British Columbia within the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. The office of the chief forester in the division encompasses most of forest management in British Columbia and the legislation, regulations, policy guidelines, etc. that govern that, of which forest health is a primary factor.