NDP Leader Weighs in on Forestry

Time to Replace Out-of-Touch Government, John Horgan Says

By Andrew MacLeod

Dec 12, 2016
The Tyee

…[AM] What about forestry? Do you see opportunity? [JH] Huge. I’ve been meeting with industry leaders, I’ve been meeting with unions, I’ve been meeting with truck loggers just last week, and I am extremely concerned the potential consequences of the lack of success on the softwood file will lead to significant disruption in the industry and loss of jobs. I’m also concerned about our managing of the resources over the past number of years. It seems to me the BC Liberals have done everything they can to make sure that those who provide political contributions are getting what they need on a quarterly basis in terms of their profit margins, but that’s not benefiting the sustainability of our public forests over the long term. Raw log exports is the symbol of that.

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