International Trade committee  I know that for the first nations, we would be pleased to be able to contribute those back to communities, to key infrastructure projects and social programs to continue building team Canada.

International Trade committee  We're just a very small player in the Canadian landscape, but we're an important player. We like to think of ourselves as the high point in the Canadian landscape when it comes to indigenous forestry. Unique in Canada is this bright light, in Saskatchewan of all places, with owne

International Trade committee  Well, I don't agree with Mr. Warner. A key consideration for Canada as well as the United States is the relationship with indigenous communities, the indigenous population in Canada, and there's been a tremendous amount of action taken over the decades towards reconciliation. Th

International Trade committee  That's a super interesting question. You know, the way these disagreements go is that you start in year one. You're hopeful that it will end by year two. Then it moves into year three. Here we are in year five. We're one of one, as far as we know. We have not initiated that act

International Trade committee  Very briefly, we are pursuing that actively. We are working with the Government of Canada on some options there. We'll be pursuing that. It's a wonderful suggestion, and it's something that we are taking action on.

International Trade committee  One thing I'll point out—I suppose Resolute notwithstanding, Rémi—is that the large producers have been able to get a foot in the yellow pine into the southeast U.S. There's a bit of an operation on both sides of the border, which kind of creates a bit of a buffer against some of

International Trade committee  That's a tremendous question, and this is a unique difference between the Meadow Lake Tribal Council ownership of the sawmill asset and, say, a corporation. These are communities that own this lumber producer, and any revenues that come from their business interests end up right

International Trade committee  We like to think that we're caught up in some collateral damage here. We're part of the Canadian economy, and there's a broad brush, as Mr. Lalonde spoke of here. Everybody that exports into the U.S. is faced with the same issue. We think that there's an opportunity for Canada to

International Trade committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the committee and fellow witnesses, as well as other staff. I'm here to provide a perspective on indigenous participation in the lumber sector in North America. Briefly, the 2006 softwood lumber agreement provided stability and