Natural Resources committee  Yes. Today, the election day in the U.S., when we are talking about polarization and emotion, I don't need to talk to a group of MPs about fake news and frustration with messages being distorted. I don't want to be here whining about this, but it is frustrating when you do have

Natural Resources committee  All of FPAC's members are third party certified, either through sustainable forestry initiatives, a forest stewardship council, or the Canadian Standards Association. The certification piece is really important, both on pulp and paper products and on lumber products. I would say

Natural Resources committee  Thank you.

Natural Resources committee  I'll start, and Kate can add to it if I miss anything. I think right now it's a bit early to tell, as there is still a lot of detail to be worked out. Our most initial focus, to go back to my original point, has been to avoid unnecessary duplication. We're an industry that's ver

Natural Resources committee  I'm not going to prejudge what their decision is going to be. We've been feeding into the process. We've been talking to the ADM responsible and Minister Wilkinson's office to try to work toward a solution. That's going to bring good benefit for our sector and that bioforest econ

Natural Resources committee  Kate, can you speak to that?

Natural Resources committee  Maybe I'll defer to JF on that. I've had a lot of air time here, so he can talk about the Quebec experience.

Natural Resources committee  Kate?

Natural Resources committee  It hasn't been noticeable on the federal procurement side. We have more mature procurement policies in B.C. and in Quebec that we see working. Maybe to give you some sense of the impact, I went back and looked at the UBC Brock Commons 18-storey wood building. It went up in 70 day

Natural Resources committee  There was a $30-million COVID-related program that was launched to support contractors. That's being funnelled through the provinces, and we appreciate the federal support there. I'd say there are mixed reviews now on how that money is flowing through at the ground level. I wou

Natural Resources committee  Is that for me, Mr. Weiler?

Natural Resources committee  Great. I think there are a number of things. Not far from your home community in Vancouver, we saw a recent move by the Vancouver City Council to move their building codes to 12 storeys. They joined 13 other B.C. municipalities, including Richmond and Surrey, that are working in

Natural Resources committee  You should keep supporting organizations like Canada Wood and Quebec's equivalent wood promotion business. There are a lot of federal-provincial industry dollars going into some of those private-public partnerships to help grow markets. I think we have an opportunity to do more i

Natural Resources committee  I'll speak to that and, Kate, if there's anything I miss, feel free to come in afterwards. We offered advice to the government on how to launch a successful tree planting program, and I'd be happy to share that through the chair to the full committee. Our industry plants five

Natural Resources committee  I think it depends on when the planting starts. I'm not privy to the exact plans. As I said, we can plant 1,000 a minute if we have the infrastructure and the workers in place. The supply crunch issue you need to watch is the nursery capacity, which can impact your ability to get