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Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Most certainly, and I'm glad you asked me that question. Madam Chair, I'd also like to say not to be afraid to be bold with this new law and aim for the long term, and I'm sure the first nations will be the first ones to respond positively to build that future together. I think
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
François Dufresne
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee To answer your question, I don't know the bill in detail, but I would add this in terms of approach, and it will go back to the comments that Pamela made on engagement. We hear from other jurisdictions in Canada that we do have good management laws for natural resources, and spec
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
François Dufresne
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee I will answer the first part, and Pamela will answer the technical part. To answer your first question, FSC is a convenor of civil society. We're not economic or environmental; we're both. This also includes the aboriginal part of society and the social part, and unions, to make
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
François Dufresne
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee I would like to add an example, if I could. Three years ago, in the province of Quebec, a certificate holder, a major company in this province, lost two major certificates for three to four million hectares due to a dispute with the Cree nation with regard to the Baril-Moses trea
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
François Dufresne
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee The funding comes from certificate holders' fees, and most is coming from the marketplace. We had 33,000 chain of custody certifications around the world, from big companies such as Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark to name two in North America. That's where most of our inc
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
François Dufresne
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee The interpretation of our process is that it is first and foremost a journey to build trust relationships with communities in the forest for our certificate holders to maintain their certification. It's not a switch that's on or off. It's not a destination; it's a journey. We nee
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
François Dufresne
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Yes, at the end of the day, Mr. Vandal, it does provide a veto. If it comes to a dead end in which the trust relationship is impossible, it will end up there. In the spirit of mutual responsibility to build constructive relationships, it's the will of first nations not to end up
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
François Dufresne
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Thank you, Madam Chair. My name is François Dufresne. I am the President and CEO of the Forest Stewardship Council or FSC Canada. I would to first acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded territory of the Algonquin peoples. FSC Canada has been welcomed onto this territor
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
François Dufresne