Canada’s forests ministers agree old methods won’t work, with action plan coming soon
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LANGFORD — The days of chopping down a tree and paying stumpage fees are on the way out for the timber industry, Canada’s forest ministers have heard, with the hope of a revival pinned on a new task force report.
Corey Hogan, the parliamentary secretary for the minister of natural resources, told a news conference at the end of a Canadian Council of Forest Ministers meeting that he feels a sense of optimism for the industry.
Hogan said Thursday that “unjust” tariffs from the United States and global changes with less demand for products like newsprint, caused a “perfect storm of challenges.”
A final report released this week said the most significant barriers to reviving the industry are homegrown, including excessive regulations, underinvestment in manufacturing, low innovation and poor domestic demand for wood.
