Human Resources committee  I can't speak for the industry Mr. Chevrette represents, but our members who have operations in Quebec are in agreement.

Human Resources committee  I can't speak to the specifics of the bill from a technical standpoint, but certainly when you combine it with some of the other changes to the EI program, like the work-sharing program, those are going to be enormously helpful to our industry and our sector. Anything that helps keep employees in the towns they are already working in or keeps them at least in the area so they don't move elsewhere is going to help us when we do rebound, as I said earlier on.

Human Resources committee  I don't know if it is the single biggest. I couldn't tell you what would be the single best improvement.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, committee, for this invitation today to appear before your committee to contribute to your discussions on Bill C-50. By way of brief introduction, I am here on behalf of the members of the Forest Products Association of Canada. We're the national trade association that represents the majority of production of Canada's forest products, including lumber, pulp, and paper.