International Trade committee  There are similar initiatives under way in the forest sector as well. There is a really big initiative under way called Free to Grow, which is particularly focused on expanding women in the forest sector in Canada at all levels and positions. There are a number of other initiativ

International Trade committee  Sure. We're well under way in putting together the forest sector contribution to Canada's net-zero pathway by 2050. In particular, we're focusing on the role of the forest, where we can sequester more carbon, and the role of the products. That's what Mahima talked about, with lo

International Trade committee  Thank you very much for the question. It's an excellent point. There is a lot of misinformation and misconception about forestry practices. The most progressive practices today are really around understanding the natural range of variations. Particularly in the boreal forest, f

International Trade committee  We are taking this very seriously. We have seen that past procurement laws in the state of California in particular have historically been focused on tropical deforestation. The fact that we're seeing the Canadian boreal forest included in this legislation is very concerning. Can

International Trade committee  Almost 70% of the area under forest management in Canada is in the boreal forest. It's a significant region where forest management takes place. In particular, there's an anti-forestry ENGO behind this legislation as the co-sponsor. What they are targeting is the northern limit o

International Trade committee  We have been engaging very much with Minister Ng and with Global Affairs Canada. There's been very positive engagement to date with the consulate offices in San Francisco and Albany as well. More discussions are taking place also with Natural Resources Canada. We would say that w

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Blaikie. I'll start, and then Mahima can feed in. I would say, absolutely, we would look for a sector strategy. I wouldn't say that we've seen that yet to the extent possible. We do see it in some of our competing countries, like Finland and Sweden, where they h

International Trade committee  I don't have the breakdowns for those two states right now, but the U.S. in total is a significant market for Canada. B.C. and Alberta would be a significant provider for California, and Ontario and Quebec would be a significant provider for the state of New York.

International Trade committee  I personally have not been part of those negotiations. I know our association works closely with the Softwood Lumber Board, which has been having those conversations. We look forward to revisiting those discussions and looking for better outcomes with the new administration.

International Trade committee  Not to my knowledge, no.

International Trade committee  I would say that there have been recent gains in market development, particularly with some of the Asian trading partners—China, Japan and Korea—and we're very encouraging of that type of development activity taking place with other global markets, to expand beyond the existing g

International Trade committee  I'm not the file lead internally at FPAC on this, but I will confer with my colleague Joel Neuheimer, who leads this work. There is a set of recommendations that we've recently put forward, as far as resilient recovery is concerned, which speak to many of the challenges that are

International Trade committee  Mahima, I'll let you answer that first. I might add in after.

International Trade committee  Thank you for the question. I will answer in English, if you don't mind.

International Trade committee  C'est parfait. It's an excellent question. The softwood lumber dispute and prior disputes have remained very problematic for the Canadian industry, but we see more and more now that it's causing harm to U.S. consumers of wood products as well, with rising prices. FPAC very m