Natural Resources committee  There are residues on the cutblocks. Recent fires in the American West have shown that when these residues are left on the cutblocks, they become a fuel just waiting to catch fire and burn down entire forests. In Quebec, the spruce budworm ravages forests over thousands of squar

Natural Resources committee  You're bang on. There's definitely a need in the construction sector, and we're training a lot of new workers who are diversifying their knowledge and reorienting themselves in construction. Softwood lumber could definitely be used for these types of products. Canada is a big p

Natural Resources committee  I think you need the right tool to measure it properly. As I mentioned in my speech, the Gestimat software is used for just that, to analyze the life cycle of everything that goes into the construction of a building. We are able to do simulations. Architects and engineers can run

Natural Resources committee  In order for there to be employment opportunities, there needs to be investment and the context to make it happen. I think the carbon price gives a clear signal to the industry. The International Civil Aviation Organization initiatives are creating a market for these biofuels. I

Natural Resources committee  The chair has allowed me to send you a 10‑page document. I am pleased to provide you with my comments on this. The construction industry also wants to be able to use more workers. There is a balance here. More and more commercial builders are looking for prefabricated modules, i

Natural Resources committee  There are some in Quebec, for example at the Chibougamau plants, which are in a way our engine. The company Nordic Structures also makes them. There are other manufacturers in Quebec, as well as in Ontario and British Columbia. These technologies are gradually developing. At the

Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chair, I've managed my schedule for the committee. It's no problem. I'll be with you until midnight, if you want.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will do my opening statement in French. Feel free to ask me questions in English. My name is Jean‑François Samray, and I am here as president and chief executive officer of the Quebec Forest Industry Council, or QFIC. I am pleased to respond to your inv

International Trade committee  As my fellow witnesses have all said, sooner or later, it will come down to negotiation, whether the focus is solely on softwood lumber or on other issues as well. Trade disputes get resolved through agreement. That is the only way to proceed in the long term, so we have to star

International Trade committee  I believe so. Ms. Yurkovich, Mr. Krips, Mr. Nighbor, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Labbé and Mr. Warner all talked about it. I think all the witnesses would tell you today that we need to come to the table with a Team Canada approach. That is the preferred approach, the one we should adopt as

International Trade committee  You could say the annual rate fluctuations are the result of some black box inside the U.S. Department of Commerce. We don't know why the rates go up or down from one year to the next, but they bring great uncertainty. The only thing companies can control—to the extent that's pos

International Trade committee  There is no doubt that companies are feeling the repercussions. As mentioned, more than $6 billion is being held in trust at the border, and soon that figure will hit $7 billion. That is money that cannot be spent on equipment or new technologies, but equipment and new technologi

International Trade committee  Madam Chair, I'm going to ask our chief economist to fully answer the question.

International Trade committee  Everyone would indeed win. The issue is finding a way for the coalition to see its interests as being met, because if it doesn't sign off, the U.S. government won't be able to conclude the negotiations with Canada. In short, reaching a deal would be in Canada's interest as well

International Trade committee  Yes. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's last few reports, we need to plant more trees and enhance sustainable forest harvesting—two things we are already doing in Canada—and make much more use of trees and forest products in the construction sector. A c