Natural Resources committee  Yes, of course. This would reduce the risks associated with marketing these new products. It would be good to have some help with market acceptance. For example, in Europe there's a great deal of wood fibre insulation. Here in North America, this hasn't happened yet. We know tha

Natural Resources committee  Okay.

Natural Resources committee  I'd like to answer the same question.

Natural Resources committee  I believe that we must have the courage to increase our requirements. We spoke earlier about the percentages of renewable fuel: 2% for diesel—

Natural Resources committee  —and 5% for gasoline. In other countries, these percentages are much more ambitious. Maybe I can answer in English.

Natural Resources committee  We must be more proactive. We need two things to encourage biofuels. The government must set minimum thresholds, which we must actively try to reach, and we must support the market. For example, on the north shore, in Quebec, a company produces pyrolytic oil. The company is Æ Cô

Natural Resources committee  I can provide a few examples of projects that we're currently working on. We use resinous species to extract bark, which can then be used as raw material to manufacture adhesives to make wood panels, for example. A wood panel contains about 10% adhesive material, which comes fro

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. In five minutes, I can provide a short introduction. I already set a time of five minutes. I'll try not to go too far over those five minutes to leave more time for questions. Let me first tell you about our organization.

Natural Resources committee  At SEREX, we conduct applied research at the college level. We're part of a network of 59 college technology transfer centres affiliated with various colleges and CEGEPs in Quebec. We're affiliated with the Cégep de Rimouski. Our laboratories are located in Amqui, in the Matapedi