Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Verreault, you wounded my pride a little because I am a former instructor at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Among our number was Sylvain Ménard, one of the leading experts in wood infrastructure. But, in terms of skills, it is true that perhaps not enough structural engineers specialize in this issue. That's just my friendly comment to you.
I want to go back to what we were saying just now. You talked about a contract you had in the United States where some rules had been established that made wood easier to qualify. We talked about that here a few weeks ago, and it was a proposal that we made.
If the Government of Canada were to establish carbon footprint as a criterion for awarding contracts as part of its procurement policy, would that help, in your opinion? We know that there might be a little squabble if we tried to establish something similar to the Charte du bois. I know there is also a similar standard in British Columbia.
Does that solution seem helpful to you?