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Forest Products Industry Releases Task Force Report on Future of the IndustryMay 08 2007, Ottawa, ONThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today released Industry at a Crossroads: Choosing the Path to Renewal, the report of the Forest Products Industry Competitiveness Task Force. The Task Force was formed in response to widely held and growing concerns about the Canadian industry’s current situation and future prospects. Read This ReleaseRail Monopoly Costs Forest Products Industry $280 Million Per YearMay 02 2007, Ottawa, ONAvrim Lazar, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) will address the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications today as part of its study of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. He will call for an increase in competition within the railway freight system and new measures to provide shippers with the means to challenge unreasonable costs imposed by the railways. Read This ReleaseNew Green Plan Fails to Substantially Recognize Early Action- Punishes Proactive IndustriesApril 26 2007, Ottawa, ONThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), representing Canada’s largest industrial producer of renewable energy, today criticized the Government’s 2007 Regulatory Framework for Industrial Air Emissions for not doing enough to provide credit for early action taken by some sectors on greenhouse gas emissions. Read This ReleaseForest Products Industry Puts Government on Notice; Calls for Early Action on Climate ChangeApril 24 2007, Ottawa, ONAvrim Lazar, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) will address the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources today as part of its study of Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. He will call on the government to use 1990 as its base year for calculation of emissions reductions because anything less sends a message to good corporate citizens that environmental responsibility is not recognized and is indeed penalized by making it more advantageous to wait for regulation. Read This ReleaseForest Products Industry Welcomes Back to Work Legislation to End CN Rail Worker StrikeApril 17 2007, Ottawa, ONThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today welcomed the government’s action to move forward on back to work legislation to bring to an end the ongoing strike by CN’s freight conductors and switching yard employees. The industry encouraged all parliamentarians to support this legislation to prevent further disruption to the economy. Read This ReleaseForest Products Industry’s Experience Supports IPCC’s Wake-up CallApril 06 2007, Ottawa, ONThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today responded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report, Climate Change 2007: Impact, Adaptation and Vulnerability, by urging more rapid action on the part of all industry sectors and governments to address the impact that climate change is already having on Canada’s ecosystems. Read This ReleaseForest Products Industry Applauds Federal Government Action on Mountain Pine BeetleMarch 23 2007, Ottawa, ONThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today commended the Government of Canada on the announcement of measures to combat the spread of mountain pine beetle as it tracks eastward across Canada. The $25 million fund will assist in activities related to salvaging of infested trees, removal of pine forests suitable for beetle infestation and breeding and the completion of geographic maps to better target the beetle spread threat. Read This ReleaseBudget Measures will Help Keep Jobs in CanadaMarch 19 2007, Ottawa, ONThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today welcomed initiatives in today’s Federal Budget that will enhance the competitiveness of Canada’s manufacturing sector through an accelerated Capital Cost Allowance (CCA). Read This Release |
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