Environment committee  We are mostly interested in direct heating because, as mentioned earlier, it is the most efficient mode of energy conversion. More transformation means more emissions, more energy used and more money required. As a result, we try to promote direct heating. That would work really

Environment committee  One of the risks that is often mentioned is soil vulnerability. Normally, waste products that are left on the ground contribute to the regeneration of the ecosystem. The carbon and other elements that go back into the soil play an important role. Finding ways to limit the quanti

Environment committee  Absolutely. It is one of the sectors that has the best potential. The communities we are talking about are very remote, cannot be connected to Hydro-Québec's network and rely heavily on fossil fuels like propane and equipment that is difficult to use. For these reasons, it is a v

Environment committee  Could your clarify the question?

Environment committee  We're talking about wood waste from processing. It's one of the most frequent sources of residual forest biomass. Many lumber mills will be able to use their own wood waste to heat their facilities and even their drying kilns. It's a kind of circular economy.

Environment committee  We haven't made any Canada-wide assessments. We really only work on the Quebec side and we don't really have any equivalent in the rest of Canada. I'm sure there are organizations in British Columbia that are a bit like ours and who might have a better idea. In any case, that's

Environment committee  It is very hard to evaluate, yes, but it would definitely be relevant.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the members of the committee for inviting our organization and giving us an opportunity to speak on the important issue of clean technologies in Canada. Vision Biomasse Québec is a group of around 20 organizations from the co-operative, municipal,

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for your question. Since I gave the presentation, I am going to let my colleague Mr. Arsenault answer questions, if he doesn't mind.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members, for inviting us to appear today and for studying an issue as important as the economic recovery in the forestry sector. You already met Mr. Arsenault, who is joining me today. He is a co-spokesperson of Vision Biomasse Québec. Vision