Human Resources committee  In terms of your first question, what I see a lot of the time are public-private partnerships in research and development, where industry is investing a lot of money at the same time and pooling the financial resources to figure out how to do things better, how to make new produc

Human Resources committee  Well, the softwood lumber dispute, which is chronic and probably isn't truly over.... I think that we are very good that way. We're seeing industry invest in a lot of research and development. They can always do more—certainly more on the forestry side, anyway—and governments ar

Human Resources committee  It helps.

Human Resources committee  I think Natural Resources Canada, in general, is doing some really good work, particularly in the research area with FPInnovations and the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre. I'm really pleased to see what's happening with looking at new ways of using use wood, and at turning our mills

Human Resources committee  I love the saying, “Piggies get fat, and hogs get slaughtered”. Three years would be perfect. Five years would be bad.

Human Resources committee  There are a lot of challenges in that respect. For me--and I'll be honest--it's a source of talented, young, energetic, inexpensive labour. I can get a lot done for our organizations that way, and I won't hide that. The year-long duration is tough. You just get someone up to sp

Human Resources committee  They are worth my while now, no doubt about it.

Human Resources committee  Yes. I have one more paragraph, if that's okay.

Human Resources committee  In conclusion, on behalf of our members, I again thank the committee. Our organizations feel that forests are a treasure and that forestry is not just a job but a passion. And...yes, the rest of it we can skip.

Human Resources committee  Thank you. On behalf of the membership of the Canadian Institute of Forestry—l'Institut forestier du Canada—and the Canadian Forestry Association, I want to thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. In my capacity as executive director, I am representing over 2,000 fo